From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: "Stefan Monnier" Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: file-relative-name and remote files Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2003 13:35:28 -0500 Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+emacs-devel=quimby.gnus.org@gnu.org Message-ID: <200302281835.h1SIZS821642@rum.cs.yale.edu> References: <3E5C8BAC.8000201@math.ku.dk> <84of4xd582.fsf@lucy.is.informatik.uni-duisburg.de> <848yw0pibe.fsf@lucy.is.informatik.uni-duisburg.de> <20030228162753.GA4457@gnu.org> NNTP-Posting-Host: main.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: main.gmane.org 1046457530 21451 80.91.224.249 (28 Feb 2003 18:38:50 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@main.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2003 18:38:50 +0000 (UTC) Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org Return-path: Original-Received: from quimby.gnus.org ([80.91.224.244]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 18opPD-0005Za-00 for ; Fri, 28 Feb 2003 19:38:47 +0100 Original-Received: from monty-python.gnu.org ([199.232.76.173]) by quimby.gnus.org with esmtp (Exim 3.12 #1 (Debian)) id 18opgj-0006DH-00 for ; Fri, 28 Feb 2003 19:56:54 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.10.13) id 18opOo-0000kq-01 for emacs-devel@quimby.gnus.org; Fri, 28 Feb 2003 13:38:22 -0500 Original-Received: from list by monty-python.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.10.13) id 18opNr-0000P7-00 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 28 Feb 2003 13:37:23 -0500 Original-Received: from mail by monty-python.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.10.13) id 18opNX-0000D5-00 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 28 Feb 2003 13:37:04 -0500 Original-Received: from rum.cs.yale.edu ([128.36.229.169]) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.10.13) id 18opM1-0008HC-00; Fri, 28 Feb 2003 13:35:29 -0500 Original-Received: (from monnier@localhost) by rum.cs.yale.edu (8.11.6/8.11.6) id h1SIZS821642; Fri, 28 Feb 2003 13:35:28 -0500 X-Mailer: exmh version 2.4 06/23/2000 with nmh-1.0.4 Original-To: Miles Bader Original-cc: Kai Gro?johann Original-cc: Andreas Schwab X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1b5 Precedence: list List-Id: Emacs development discussions. List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Archive: List-Unsubscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+emacs-devel=quimby.gnus.org@gnu.org Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:12032 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.devel:12032 > > I can't remember, but I think it has a similar meaning as the "//" special > > case on some other systems. Both "//" and "/.." are not required to be > > the same as "/" according to POSIX. > > CMU CS used to have a remote filesystem that used `/..' as a meta-root > (I think it was developed as part of the spice project [precursor of mach]). > I'm not sure if that's still used anywhere though. IIRC it was called RFS (remote file system) and basically behaved more or less like the typical /net thingy, although the underlying system was different. IIRC Domain OS (i.e. Apollo's operating system) also had something special for /.. but since I've never used such a system I'd be surprised to remember correctly. Stefan