snicoud@ATC.BOEING.COM (Stephen Nicoud) (06/02/89)
FS:SET-LOGICAL-PATHNAME-HOST allows you to specify a logical host/directory which translates to a physical host/directory. This frees the developer/maintainer/user from having to _know_ the host/directory where files reside and the syntax required to get them. Specifying logical directories is a natural extension to this. The utility of logical hosts/directories is evident when working in a heterogeneous environment. However, I find that the Explorer implementation of FS:SET-LOGICAL-PATHNAME-HOST limiting because all files for a logical host can _only_ reside on one physical host. I'd like to be able to build myself a "virtual" host which includes directories from several different hosts. I'd also like to be able to <merge> directories so that, say, my virtual directory "NICOUD" includes certain files from my home directory on an Explorer, Sun, Vax, etc. Now, before I spend time trying to implement that on my own, I'd like to know if anyone has modified FS:SET-LOGICAL-PATHNAME-HOST to handle this. If there is sufficient interest, perhaps we can persuade TI to add this functionality to the system. What do you Explorer users think? Would this sort of functionality be useful to you? Thanks for your feedback, Steve Nicoud <snicoud@atc.boeing.com>
rodney@ipl.rpi.edu (Rodney Peck II) (06/04/89)
This virtual filesystem sounds very useful.. I've been thinking about doing the same thing for a long time. Rodney