Re: FSRef_fopen alternative
Re: FSRef_fopen alternative
- Subject: Re: FSRef_fopen alternative
- From: Jens Ayton <email@hidden>
- Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2006 09:42:39 +0200
- Openpgp: id=84FF254B
mark:
> Jens Ayton:
>> Edward K. Chew:
>>>
>>> Well, that sounds like a straightforward way to go, but is it
>>> bullet-proof?
>>
>> No, it isn't. However, fopen() is a path-based API; if you want to use
>> fopen() and related APIs, that's the cost. This is what happens when you
>> switch the underpinnings of an OS to modern super-duper robust Unix. :-/
>>
> But doesn't the carbon file manager sit on top of and use the unix APIs?
It is my understanding that the Carbon APIs work with a driver that
provides a different view of the file system, a directory structure
based on file/dirIDs rather than names or some such. This could well be
out of date or completely wrong; I haven't looked into it in depth.
--
Jens Ayton
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