Re: [Summary] Meta-data/filesystem-encapsulation

[James Smith <j-smith physics tamu edu>]

David Jeske wrote:
> 
> I think a summary of what is being discussed will be useful
> here. Please comment where you feel appropriate and I'll include it in
> a future summary.
> 
[snip]
> 
>    * OS/2, NT(?) had some kind of file attributes, not used much
> 

I installed OS/2 many years ago - before Linux came along.  I remember
that REXX files were compiled and stored in a kind of resource fork by
HPFS (it worked on FAT systems too, I think).  The REXX code was only
recompiled when the source was newer than the resource fork.  Actually,
I had wondered a couple of weeks ago if we could do a similar thing with
Perl scripts, but we still might be able to.  I couldn't find a
reference to this in my printed references, but I think IBM's online
REXX reference made mention of it.  I'm not sure if any other programs
used that part of the fs or not.  It's been a while.

[snip]
> Comments please?
> 
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> 

--Jim Smith