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Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.development Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!uunet!psgrain!percy!agora!rgrimes From: rgrimes@agora.rain.com (Rodney Grimes) Subject: Re: A challenge to all true kernel hackers - conditional symlinks. Message-ID: <C3wxB2.GAB@agora.rain.com> Organization: Open Communications Forum References: <JKH.93Mar9214944@whisker.lotus.ie> <C3ow4H.FID@BitBlocks.com> <1993Mar14.070820.17710@netcom.com> Date: Mon, 15 Mar 1993 04:18:37 GMT Lines: 27 thinman@netcom.com (Technically Sweet) writes: >Symbolic links are GOTOs for file systems. Like chris said, more like #define's, and do you know that every conditonal you use in your programs creates a JMP instruction in assembler! Think about it! >I hate them in my programs, and I hate them on my machine. >NFS and symbolic links especially don't mix: >think about a GOTO from one program into another! NFS and symlinks can be a real godsend if you know what you are doing and the addition of varian symlinks makes it even better!! Then you NFS symlinks can be host dependent. Think about it, it is VERY powerful! >-- >Lance Norskog >thinman@netcom.com >Data is not information is not knowledge is not wisdom. -- Rod Grimes rgrimes@agora.rain.com Accurate Automation Company All opinions belong to me and my company! Get your free copy of 386bsd from agate.berkeley.edu:/pub/386BSD via ftp! An out of work contractor... You need unix work done.... Send me your project!