Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2000 14:06:01 -0400 From: Robert Withrow <bwithrow@nortelnetworks.com> To: Johnny Eriksson <bygg@cafax.se> Cc: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Fdescfs updates--coming to a devfs near you! Message-ID: <200009141806.OAA10683@pobox.engeast.BayNetworks.COM> In-Reply-To: Message from Johnny Eriksson <bygg@cafax.se> of "Thu, 14 Sep 0100 15:40:42 %2B0700." <CMM.0.90.0.968938842.bygg@nic.cafax.se>
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[ I trimmed off current. ] :- > Suppose I *want* a filename called "-"? My tough luck, huh? :- Could you settle for "./-"? I wouldn't want to. Consider: I have a program that takes user input (from an option or a file or whatever) and uses that to compose an output file name. With the above I have to either test for "magic" filenames, or I have to correctly re-write filenames to prepend "./" when appropriate (and *only* when appropriate). Sure, it can be done, but it isn't trivial work and it has to be done to every program or you have a unexpected lurking bug. IMO, "magic" filenames are bad design. Orthogonality should always win out. -- Robert Withrow -- (+1 978 288 8256) BWithrow@BayNetworks.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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