extending 1003.1 to include sym links
Dave Decot
decot at hpisod2.HP.COM
Thu Mar 22 10:35:39 AEST 1990
> the posix 1003.1 standard has cleverly evaded naming of bits
> in the mode field of the stat structure. it does this by
> defining tests (like S_ISDIR(mode) rather than (mode&S_IFMT)==S_IFDIR).
> the question is, how do people deal with sym links? I simply
> added a S_ISLNK macro but would prefer to go with the flow
> if there is one.
>
> Volume-Number: Volume 19, Number 11
The current draft of POSIX.1b (Extensions to POSIX.1) is adding symlinks,
and has added a macro as you describe by that name.
Dave Decot
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