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From: The Anarcat <anarcat@anarcat.dyndns.org>
To: John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org>
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Subject: Re: File constructors
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On Tue Dec 04, 2001 at 10:42:26AM -0800, John Baldwin wrote:
>=20
> On 04-Dec-01 The Anarcat wrote:
> > Needless to say, I don't know why or how libhfile would access
> > File(int). It does not make any sort of sense.
>=20
> Is it doing this to create a file on an already open file descriptor?  Su=
ch as
> File stdin_file =3D File(0); ?

Well, the File class is kinda odd. It has 2 constructors: File() and
File(string). I don't know what File() is for, but in File(string),
the string is a  URL.=20

Yes a URL.

So File is a "transparant-remote/local-file-access-facility". Only I
wouldn't trust it to put my grocery memos. First, the use of mktemp in
it, the general mess of the code, etc.

Basically, File doesn't create any file unless you access one of the
open* or create methods.

I think File should be use to represent a file. A real file. But this is
arguable. We have RealFile in libh (!!!). A class such as URL should be
implemented instead.

My problem right now is mostly with the syntax of C++ itself. Was mine
correct?

A.

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