Re: [9fans] why u.h, why qid?
No answer? Nobody knows or my question is stupid? I really search for the history of QID and why this Q but could not find anything … On May 7, 2014, at 10:45 PM, Yoann Padioleau p...@fb.com wrote: Hi, I was wondering what was the reasons for the name u.h? Is it because it has lots of uxxx type in it? Also what is the meaning of Qid. What the Q stands for?
Re: [9fans] why u.h, why qid?
On Fri May 9 16:25:44 EDT 2014, p...@fb.com wrote: No answer? Nobody knows or my question is stupid? I really search for the history of QID and why this Q but could not find anything … the question is interesting, but i don't know the answer. i don't know the origin of u.h, either. - erik
Re: [9fans] why u.h, why qid?
have you checked http://swtch.com/plan9history/ On Fri, May 9, 2014 at 1:23 PM, Yoann Padioleau p...@fb.com wrote: No answer? Nobody knows or my question is stupid? I really search for the history of QID and why this Q but could not find anything … On May 7, 2014, at 10:45 PM, Yoann Padioleau p...@fb.com wrote: Hi, I was wondering what was the reasons for the name u.h? Is it because it has lots of uxxx type in it? Also what is the meaning of Qid. What the Q stands for?
Re: [9fans] why u.h, why qid?
u for uint uchar ulong q for unique.
Re: [9fans] why u.h, why qid?
On May 9, 2014, at 1:31 PM, erik quanstrom quans...@quanstro.net wrote: the question is interesting, but i don't know the answer. i don't know the origin of u.h, either. The Design and Implementation of the 4.[X] Operating System books (for X in 3 and 4) describe this in great detail. While not directly related to Plan9, they are required reading for anyone wanting to understand the legacy of the UNIX kernel(s). --lyndon P.S. abebooks.com :-) signature.asc Description: Message signed with OpenPGP using GPGMail
[9fans] why u.h, why qid?
Hi, I was wondering what was the reasons for the name u.h? Is it because it has lots of uxxx type in it? Also what is the meaning of Qid. What the Q stands for?
