Al Viro's comment is about the long-standing ban in *nix systems on multiple hard-links to directories. A ban which, incidentally, Apple has lifted with its "Time Machine" feature in the latest OS X 10.5 "Leopard" release.
Will the lifting of this ban spell doom for OS X? There are reports of "Leopard" already being problematic in several areas...
Directory hard-links
Al Viro's comment is about the long-standing ban in *nix systems on multiple hard-links to directories. A ban which, incidentally, Apple has lifted with its "Time Machine" feature in the latest OS X 10.5 "Leopard" release.
Will the lifting of this ban spell doom for OS X? There are reports of "Leopard" already being problematic in several areas...
But isn't those managed
But isn't those managed under very strict rules? I think the problem is on general work with multiple hardlinks.
I think it might be Apple
I think it might be Apple magic, ln(1) will not allow hard links to directories.
I don't have TimeMachine running so I haven't anaysed it as yet.