Subject: Re: mkdir with trailing / (patch proposed)
To: None <tech-userlevel@netbsd.org, tech-kern@netbsd.org>
From: Julio Merino <jmmv@hispabsd.org>
List: tech-kern
Date: 04/28/2002 20:49:46
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On Sun, Apr 28, 2002 at 03:38:37PM -0300, Jared D. McNeill wrote:
> On Sun, 28 Apr 2002, Julio Merino wrote:
> > Well, if it is "optional" why not include this feature? Some apps rely
> > on it; I found 'gabber' buggy, so I needed to patch it. But what about
> > apps that we don't have binaries of? They can't be fixed and therefore
> > won't probably work (as somebody said, myst).
>=20
> Some linux applications (Loki Games installers come to mind) rely on the
> trailing / being allowed, and they fail horribly because we don't support
> it.

That's what I'm referring to. So if we can solve it, do it! ;)

>=20
> Jared

--=20
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Julio Merino <jmmv@hispabsd.org>

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