From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,MAILING_LIST_MULTI autolearn=unavailable autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,24a59fbc07128ff8 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-05-07 10:03:06 PST Path: newsfeed.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!newsfeed00.sul.t-online.de!t-online.de!skynet.be!freenix!enst!enst.fr!not-for-mail From: "Beard, Frank" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: RE: rename missing in Text_IO Date: Mon, 7 May 2001 13:01:39 -0400 Organization: ENST, France Sender: comp.lang.ada-admin@ada.eu.org Message-ID: Reply-To: comp.lang.ada@ada.eu.org NNTP-Posting-Host: marvin.enst.fr Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" X-Trace: avanie.enst.fr 989254985 139 137.194.161.2 (7 May 2001 17:03:05 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@enst.fr NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 7 May 2001 17:03:05 +0000 (UTC) To: "'comp.lang.ada@ada.eu.org'" Return-Path: X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2448.0) Errors-To: comp.lang.ada-admin@ada.eu.org X-BeenThere: comp.lang.ada@ada.eu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.3 Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: comp.lang.ada mail<->news gateway List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Errors-To: comp.lang.ada-admin@ada.eu.org X-BeenThere: comp.lang.ada@ada.eu.org Xref: newsfeed.google.com comp.lang.ada:7273 Date: 2001-05-07T13:01:39-04:00 Yes, I realize that, but you're talking about a system dependency which is a separate issue from the logical operations. I don't remember that limitation on VMS, but I haven't been on that OS in twelve years. But, if that is the case, then the operation would simply raise something like USE_ERROR to indicate a problem. The developer on that OS would need to know the system well enough to know that limitation. And just because it varies doesn't mean it shouldn't be done. The Posix binding for VMS had a rename in it. I hate to keep going back to the same example, but the same argument can be made, and was made, for Ada.Command_Line. It varies from system to system, and doesn't even exist on some. -----Original Message----- From: Kilgallen@eisner.decus.org.nospam Unlike Delete, the legality of Rename is going to vary from operating system to operating system. If you rename into a different directory on VMS, that directory must be on the same physical disk. With rooted directories, begin on the same disk is not obvious by comparing the old and new filespecs. _______________________________________________ comp.lang.ada mailing list comp.lang.ada@ada.eu.org http://ada.eu.org/mailman/listinfo/comp.lang.ada