Re: Fdescfs updates--coming to a devfs near you!

2000-09-14 Thread Robert Withrow


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:- The majority of these programs could be handled by adding knowledge of
:- "-" as a magic filename to fopen(3). 

Suppose I *want* a filename called "-"?  My tough luck, huh?

I *like* /dev/stdin.  It's orthogonal!

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Re: XML driver config file to replace LINT

2000-06-30 Thread Robert Withrow


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:- Both of which are bugs imported from NetBSD. 

Obviously a matter of opinion.  I think declarative DSLs for
this kind of things are a good idea.

But I understand some people want to do everything by hand
in good-old C, and won't stop until it is ripped from their
cold, dead fingers.  ;-)

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Re: HEADS UP: Destabilization due to SMP development

2000-06-21 Thread Robert Withrow


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:- "CVS branches suck" is the reason I belive. 

Bitkeeper?

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