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- To: Charles Hedrick <HEDRICK@RUTGERS.ARPA>
- Subject: file-length
- From: Rob MacLachlan <RAM@CMU-CS-C.ARPA>
- Date: Fri, 08 Mar 1985 21:41:00 -0000
- Cc: common-lisp@SU-AI.ARPA
- In-reply-to: Msg of 8 Mar 1985 14:39-EST from Charles Hedrick <HEDRICK at RUTGERS.ARPA>
Your argument is bogus, since there is no guarantee that arbitrary
operating systems will prevent a file from being overwritten while you
have it open. In particular, Spice has no concept of an open file,
thus no assurance of consistency. Unix has no guarantee of fileystem
consistency of any kind, so worrying about it is a lost cause.
Rob