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). Best regards. Maurilio. -- __________ | | | |__| Maurilio Longo |_|_|_|____| farmaconsult s.r.l. _______________________________________________ storage-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/storage-discuss
