Maurilio Longo wrote: > Nicolas Williams wrote: >> On Thu, Mar 06, 2008 at 04:41:22PM -0800, Alan M Wright wrote: >>> Nicolas Williams wrote: >>>> That cannot mean that we can't make the system usable. >>> True but, when there are options, it is important to choose one >>> that is appropriate to your requirements. If you choose an >>> inappropriate option, making symptomatic changes to compensate >>> seems unlikely to lead to a favorable end result. >>> >>> So, for example, your idea for the addition of a rename(1) command >>> as a general solution is fine but I wouldn't support a change to >>> mv(1) on the basis being discussed because, by definition, mv(1) >>> should not proceed when the source and target represent the same >>> file. >> Once you've left the realm of POSIX, why not? That's a question for the >> standards experts, and for the ARC. rename(1) is desirable for other >> reasons. > > BTW, Mac OS X has a case insensitive file-system and mv works 'as expected' on > such a filesystem (this is what led me to think that there is an issue with mv > on OpenSolaris).
AFAIA, MacOS is not UNIX (regardless of what it is built upon), which allows the designers to do what they feel is right for that environment, i.e. they don't necessarily have to adhere to POSIX requirements. Alan _______________________________________________ storage-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/storage-discuss
