Re: [AVFS] Problems with fork, Questions about avfs

> If you mean to do this test outside parse_path than I think this should
> be also okay.
> Something like this (pseudocode) could work:
> 
> name = ps->path
> for(;;) {
>    while ( *name && *name != '#' ) name++;
>    while ( *name && *name != '/' ) name++;
>    *name = 0;
>    if ( lstat( name ) != 0 )
>      break;
> }
> initial_seglen = name - ps->path;
> return parse_path( ps, initial_seglen )
> 
> But on the other hand I don't see any benefit from this solution.

It's simpler, which is a great benifit :)

> Also my code can be extented to allow for supporting files
> containing # inside archives if the lstat of the corresponding avfs
> struct is used (ps->mnt->avfs->lstat()?).

Inside archives the escaping will work.  I agree that escaping has
it's drawbacks, on the other hand # is not a very often used charater
in filenames (I know emacs and CVS use it for intrenal purposes).

Thanks,
Miklos


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