jing@NECAM.tdd.sj.nec.com (Jing Leung) (11/29/90)
Can someone tell me whether Minix 1.5 supports symbolic link or not ? Thanks.
n8743196@unicorn.cc.wwu.edu (Jeff Wandling) (11/29/90)
jing@NECAM.tdd.sj.nec.com (Jing Leung) writes: >Can someone tell me whether Minix 1.5 supports symbolic link or not ? >Thanks. As far as I know, the answer is no. The final project for my operating systems class is to implement symbolic links for Minix 1.5 on a 386-SX. -- jeff wandling | western washington university | inet: jeff@arthur.cs.wwu.edu cs ugrad | bellingham, wa 98225 USA | n8743196@unicorn.cc.wwu.edu
cechew@bruce.cs.monash.OZ.AU (Earl Chew) (11/29/90)
In <1990Nov28.221626.23166@unicorn.cc.wwu.edu> n8743196@unicorn.cc.wwu.edu (Jeff Wandling) writes: >jing@NECAM.tdd.sj.nec.com (Jing Leung) writes: >>Can someone tell me whether Minix 1.5 supports symbolic link or not ? >>Thanks. >As far as I know, the answer is no. The final project for my operating >systems class is to implement symbolic links for Minix 1.5 on a 386-SX. There are at least three patch kits for symbolic links: 1. Ken Stailey's 2. From Finland (I think) 3. Mine Ken's might be on the plains server. Mine were in beta test... and I was planning to post... but I went on vacation then my machine is being upgraded... but now it seems prudent to synchronise with the next major patch kit (1.6?) for Minix before posting. My patch kit also includes directory caching and inode caching. Bruce says it doesn't help much with 1.5.10 but seems to be more useful with 1.6. I also included conditional links to make life easier for 16/32 bit modes. Earl -- Earl Chew, Dept of Computer Science, Monash University, Australia 3168 EMAIL: cechew@bruce.cs.monash.edu.au PHONE: 03 5655447 FAX: 03 5655146 ----------------------------------------------------------------------
nall@sun8.scri.fsu.edu (John Nall) (11/29/90)
In article <1990Nov28.221626.23166@unicorn.cc.wwu.edu> n8743196@unicorn.cc.wwu.edu (Jeff Wandling) writes: >jing@NECAM.tdd.sj.nec.com (Jing Leung) writes: > >>Can someone tell me whether Minix 1.5 supports symbolic link or not ? >>Thanks. > >As far as I know, the answer is no. The final project for my operating >systems class is to implement symbolic links for Minix 1.5 on a 386-SX. There was a package sent out for "referee testing" for symbolic links under Minix. Whether or not it was ever released to the net, I don't know. IMHO, when someone submits something to the referees for testing, if they do not receive some acknowledgement within a reasonable period of time, they should just release it to the net (with perhaps a caveat....:-) ) -- John W. Nall | Supercomputer Computations Research Institute nall@sun8.scri.fsu.edu | Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306 WB4LOQ (why? I dunno....everyone else seems to be doing it. _._)
HBO043%DJUKFA11.BITNET@cunyvm.cuny.edu (Christoph van Wuellen) (11/30/90)
,,out of the box'' MINIX does not have symbolic links, but someone has hacked this in, such postings exist. C.v.W.