RE: [MiNT] expanded /proc vs new /kern

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

> From: owner-mint@fishpool.com [mailto:owner-mint@fishpool.com]On Behalf
> Of Martin-Eric Racine
> Sent: Monday, December 06, 1999 1:50 AM
> To: MiNT List
> Subject: [MiNT] expanded /proc vs new /kern
> 
> 
> Hello,
> 
> A while back, I asked the list about why /proc could not be fixed
> to allow long filenames, so that names like "rpc.nfsd" would not
> show as "rpc.<pid>" and was told that several applications expect
> /proc to be an 8+3 filesystem and depend upon that.  
> 
> Nobody has yet brought forth any application, assides from "ps"
> (which Julian said he could easily recompile to support longer
> than 8+3), that actually _depend_ upon /proc being a 8+3.

I don't think it depends on it. If it does, I'll change that.