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From: Florian Weimer <fw@deneb.enyo.de>
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Subject: Re: How to rename a file?
Date: Sun, 30 Sep 2001 12:21:09 +0200
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Pascal Obry <p.obry@wanadoo.fr> writes:

>> made on "frameworks" (which POSIX bindings may perhaps also be included, as
>> cross platform was in mind) and tools that abstract the C interfaces and
>> work in a more Ada like nature.
>
> I won't call POSIX a framework since it is a _binding_ but yet not a
> thin one.

Most POSIX.5 implementations aren't bindings.

> And yes in cross-platform environemnt it is definitly the choice,
> this is why I do use it!

IMHO, the POSIX.5 interface is a horrible mess, combining the
uselessness of POSIX.1 with some additional unfortunate design
decisions.