[haiku-bugs] Re: [Haiku] #10991: readdir (dirent.h) does not have d_type

  • From: "pulkomandy" <trac@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 01 Jul 2014 06:04:54 -0000

#10991: readdir (dirent.h) does not have d_type
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   Reporter:  waddlesplash  |      Owner:  nobody
       Type:  enhancement   |     Status:  new
   Priority:  normal        |  Milestone:  R1
  Component:  System/POSIX  |    Version:  R1/Development
 Resolution:                |   Keywords:
 Blocked By:                |   Blocking:
Has a Patch:  0             |   Platform:  All
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Old description:

> http://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man3/readdir.3.html
>
> I understand this is not an official POSIX thing but rather a Linux
> thing; still, many applications use it and we should support it.

New description:

 http://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man3/readdir.3.html

 I understand this is not an official POSIX thing but rather a Linux thing;
 still, many applications use it and we should support it.

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Comment (by pulkomandy):

 " not supported by all filesystem types"

 The docs for this even explains why it is a bad idea. Fix the apps
 instead.

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Ticket URL: <https://dev.haiku-os.org/ticket/10991#comment:1>
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