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Re: Another thing



Bjarke Hammersholt Roune wrote:
>> We should make it optional for ppfCopy () to delay writing of the file
>> (until umounting/serialization time), so that the user can choose between
>> the two behaviors.
>>
>Good idea. So we'll have a kind of "to-add" linked list? (should work

Simpler. Each file object knows whether it is already written

>fine). Should we allow removing files from this list again? (IMHO, yes)

Why not? But that's something for later.

>> Because actually delayed writing is useful for
>> constructing tar & zip files.
>>
>Enlighten me: why? :)

Because it isn't :)
Actually it doesn't matter at all...
Next time I'll try to think a bit more before writing ;)

	Christian

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