Re: [cc65] Uniform mass storage device discovery and file locations

On 2012-08-16, at 10:55, Oliver Schmidt wrote:

>>> What I however consider the most important point: If we support
>>> opendir() then this means we're going for scenarios beyond users
>>> typing in filenames or hardcoded filenames. In those scenarios it' s
>>> the next logical step to discover not only files in the "current
>>> location" but in "other locations" as well.
>> 
>> I have the feeling, that this whole topic is a bit "oversized" for a C
>> compiler targeting CBM machines. What I mean here: some aspects of
>> POSIX-like VFS assumes quite complex OS-side support for that,
> 
> The mass storage device discovery I'm asking for in this thread isn't
> related to any POSIX standard. I'm striving for a cc65-proprietary yet
> cc65-cross-target facility.

IMHO this is feasible. I have to do similar things in my own code. I wouldn't mind having functions available OOB. Especially if they'd be cross-target.

>> But it would create quite massive
>> sized programs if every compiled C program on C64 also includes the support
>> code for these ...
> 
> In contrast to the open() enhancments discussed in "the other thread"
> we're talking here about additional functions which if not used by a
> program won't increase it by a single byte.

Exactly. And - as written before - I for example have to add those anyway. Just need to do it on my own.

-- 
SD!

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