-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 According to Liyang HU on 1/11/2007 6:29 PM: > > [0] I know, lstat() should report the on-disk usage of the symlink; however > I thought of more nefarious uses for st_size. Consider my FS braindead if > you will, but xreadlink() needn't fail...
Sorry - if your FS violates POSIX, then why should you expect sane behavior from tools that assume POSIX? POSIX gives you permission to use a number of fields in struct stat for your own purposes on symlinks, but not st_size. By violating that rule of POSIX, the bug is squarely on your FS's shoulders, and you are fighting an uphill battle because it will be more than ls that are affected. I would recommend fixing your FS instead. - -- Don't work too hard, make some time for fun as well! Eric Blake [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (Cygwin) Comment: Public key at home.comcast.net/~ericblake/eblake.gpg Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFFp6mQ84KuGfSFAYARAiAYAKC7siTLvdaqAjdWsGxwzqpmEIUQuACaA8U7 wXvhoBWGFYXzx6zhl5oPVEA= =dcvl -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
