WIKI "Hard and Soft Links" error?

Have a question about our Software Developer Kit? Ask them here.
Post Reply
xenic
Posts: 1185
Joined: Sun Jun 19, 2011 12:06 am

WIKI "Hard and Soft Links" error?

Post by xenic »

At the bottom of the WIKI page titled "Hard and Soft Links", it states that soft links are not supported by the MAKELINK command. The MAKELINK command has a "SOFT" argument so I think the WIKI is incorrect and should be updated.
AmigaOne X1000 with 2GB memory - OS4.1 FE
User avatar
tonyw
AmigaOS Core Developer
AmigaOS Core Developer
Posts: 1479
Joined: Wed Mar 09, 2011 1:36 pm
Location: Sydney, Australia

Re: WIKI "Hard and Soft Links" error?

Post by tonyw »

It certainly should. Thanks for pointing it out.

BTW, these days the "Soft" option is the default in MakeLink (since V53.3). You need to specify the "Hard" option to make a hard link.
cheers
tony
User avatar
nbache
Beta Tester
Beta Tester
Posts: 1714
Joined: Mon Dec 20, 2010 7:25 pm
Location: Copenhagen, Denmark
Contact:

Re: WIKI "Hard and Soft Links" error?

Post by nbache »

tonyw wrote:BTW, these days the "Soft" option is the default in MakeLink (since V53.3). You need to specify the "Hard" option to make a hard link.
I think 53.2 is the last public version, though.

Best regards,

Niels
kas1e
Beta Tester
Beta Tester
Posts: 542
Joined: Sat Jun 18, 2011 7:56 am
Contact:

Re: WIKI "Hard and Soft Links" error?

Post by kas1e »

fixed
User avatar
ssolie
Beta Tester
Beta Tester
Posts: 1010
Joined: Mon Dec 20, 2010 8:51 pm
Location: Canada
Contact:

Re: WIKI "Hard and Soft Links" error?

Post by ssolie »

kas1e wrote:fixed
Thanks!
ExecSG Team Lead
xenic
Posts: 1185
Joined: Sun Jun 19, 2011 12:06 am

Re: WIKI "Hard and Soft Links" error?

Post by xenic »

@all
Thanks kas1e. Actually the entire link explanation needs an update. The links WIKI page refers to ST_LINKFILE etc. which is obsolete (SDK:Include/include_h/dos/obsolete.h) and replaced with definitions like FSO_TYPE_SOFTLINK for the new ExamineData structure which replaces the use of the FileInfoBlock structure in OS4. Probably Colin Wenzel should be consulted about how the links WIKI page should be updated.
AmigaOne X1000 with 2GB memory - OS4.1 FE
Post Reply