Re: Improving the Unix API

1999-06-28 Thread Bodo Rueskamp
> >> flink (make a new directory link for file given by descriptor), > flink() combined with the ability to create an unlinked file > in a given filesystem would allow for safe temporaries > without race conditions, that could be "published" when ready. The System V people (Solaris, Unixware) ca

Re: Improving the Unix API

1999-06-28 Thread Bodo Rueskamp
> >> flink (make a new directory link for file given by descriptor), > flink() combined with the ability to create an unlinked file > in a given filesystem would allow for safe temporaries > without race conditions, that could be "published" when ready. The System V people (Solaris, Unixware) cal

Re: USB scanners?

1999-06-23 Thread Bodo Rueskamp
> Does anybody have a USB scanner running under FreeBSD, or know how to > get one running? I'm prepared to do some work, but I'd like to know I > had some chance of success. I have a HP ScanJet 5200C and would like to write a driver for it. Can please someone give me pointers to USB documents? I

Re: Obtaining client host IP before accept()

1999-06-19 Thread Bodo Rueskamp
> > Will the IP address of the client host ever enter buf[] if the > > accept() is _not_ uncommented? > > I don't need portability, since this is for use within the FreeBSD inetd > > exclusively. > > Well if you CAN'T do it in FreeBSD, is there an OS we can copy the API from > that D

pthread_cancel

1999-06-18 Thread Bodo Rueskamp
Hi, Is anyone working on pthread_cancel? ; Bodo -- Bodo Rüskamp, b...@rueskamp.com, 51°55' N 7°41' E (1) Elvis is alive. (2) Dinosaurs too. (3) The next millenium starts on January 1st 2000. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majord...@freebsd.org with