Re: [PATCH] stat() and -X for tied handles

On Wed, 4 Jun 2008 16:21:49 +0200, "Rafael Garcia-Suarez"
<rgarciasuarez@gmail.com> wrote:

> 2008/6/4 Robert Norris <rob@cataclysm.cx>:
> > Hi porters,
> >
> > Here's a patch that makes stat() and the -X file test ops work on tied
> > handles. It was made against blead but applies cleanly to maint-5.10.
> >
> > It adds three methods to the tied object interface:
> >
> >  * STAT, called by stat() and most of the file test ops
> >  * ISATTY, called by -t
> >  * ISBINARY, called by -B and -T
> 
> That's very interesting and I shall consider it for inclusion. I'm
> waiting a bit for comments from the list though (I'm not personally a
> heavy user of tied filehandles.) I'll look a bit closer at the
> implementation too.

++ from me too. If you're into Tied File Handles, maybe you can have a
look at the TODO items too :)


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• [PATCH] stat() and -X for tied handles by Robert Norris
• Re: [PATCH] stat() and -X for tied handles by Rafael Garcia-Suarez
• Re: [PATCH] stat() and -X for tied handles by Robert Norris
• Re: [PATCH] stat() and -X for tied handles by Rafael Garcia-Suarez
• Re: [PATCH] stat() and -X for tied handles by Nicholas Clark
• Re: [PATCH] stat() and -X for tied handles by Robert Norris
• Re: [PATCH] stat() and -X for tied handles by Robert Norris
• Re: [PATCH] stat() and -X for tied handles by H.Merijn Brand
• Re: [PATCH] stat() and -X for tied handles by Robert Norris