[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]
Re: [MiNT] Dopendir() return values
On Tue, 2011-11-01 at 15:28 +0000, Alan Hourihane wrote:
> Not in my eyes, the point is that it's an extension.
>
> Dopendir is a un*x'ism, so it should follow what it's trying to emulate,
> otherwise applications that use it, i.e. un*x apps, will fail with
> inappropriate errors.
In principle I agree with you. But isn't it too late to change this?
What will happen to existing programs that relies on the current
behaviour?
Also, I would assume that most ported unix-apps use MiNTlib instead of
the OS call.
Jo Even