libraries
Chris Torek
chris at mimsy.UUCP
Wed Dec 21 10:09:11 AEST 1988
In article <15080 at mimsy.UUCP> I wrote:
>[a directory is] `a file containing other files' ...
I guess I should answer the nit: Yes, it contains names and pointers to
files, rather than their contents. I lumped this under `implementation
differences', although it is in fact a generalisation.
Now that everyone has had time to disagree with what they think I said:
>... I claim that the [added] open and close calls ... *should* not be
>so expensive. I also find it very likely that those who claim it is
>too expensive have not tested it.
I suppose I should relent. In fact, I too think it would be too
expensive (though `too expensive' is rather a matter of opinion).
But I have not tested it, and I will not say that it *is* so without
seeing some comparisons.
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