pathnames [Re: files, printers, etc. [Re: The feel of a Lisp

[Luca Pisati]

Mike McDonald wrote:
> 
> >Date: Tue, 06 May 1997 13:25:17 +1000
> >From: "Chris Bitmead uid(x22068)" <Chris.Bitmead@alcatel.com.au>
> >Subject: Re: pathnames [Re: files, printers, etc. [Re: The feel of a Lisp
> >To: lispos@math.gatech.edu
> >
> >
> >>>>(make-path *internet* "abwillms.demon.co.uk" 'Public 'Hello!)
> >>>
> >>>You're still assuming simple tree structure with a single key for
> >>>getting at your objects.
> >>>
> >>
> >>  No he didn't. He's saying here's one path to the object. There may
> >>be other just as valid paths to it.
> >
> >Ok, let me revise that...
> >
> >"You're still assuming simple directed graph structure with a single
> >key for getting at your objects."
> >
> 
>   Nope, not that either. Even Unix has a many to one mapping when it
> comes to its file systems.

Do you mean links ?

>   Mike McDonald
>   mikemac@engr.sgi.com

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