RE: [MiNT] MiNTLib 0.52.3b

["Julian Reschke" <reschke@muenster.de>]

> From: owner-mint@fishpool.com [mailto:owner-mint@fishpool.com]On Behalf
> Of Jo-Even.Skarstein@gjensidige.no
> Sent: Friday, August 06, 1999 2:05 PM
> To: mint@fishpool.com
> Subject: RE: [MiNT] MiNTLib 0.52.3b
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From:	Julian Reschke [SMTP:reschke@muenster.de]
> > Sent:	Friday, August 06, 1999 11:50 AM
> > To:	Jo-Even.Skarstein@gjensidige.no; mint@fishpool.com
> > Subject:	RE: [MiNT] MiNTLib 0.52.3b
> >
> > Frename works only within a filesystem, and technically we are talking
> > about
> >
> Yes, but if u:\ supported Frename() as I suggested, this will still work
> with the desktop, ren etc. The applications doesn't know that there's
> anything special about u:\, but the implementation must ofcourse differ
> radically from Frename() in a real filesystem.

UNIFS can't support Frename() to another filesystem, because it would be
cross-filesystem.

> You still can't unmount partitions though (just move the
> mountpoint around),
> but I really don't see the point of this either.
>
> > the root of U: only. Besides, as mentioned before, moving mounted
> > filesystems away from U: will break existing code.
> >
> That's true, but obviously that's of no concern for those that
> want "proper"
> mounting. However, it doesn't have to be a problem at all, just
> softlink the
> mountpoint to / ...

But then those programs would rely on the user setting up the system
correctly. It's much better to keep the mounts on U:\ and just hide them
from shells / desktops.