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From: liam@cs.qmw.ac.uk (William Roberts)
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Subject: Re: Info request: which sysV based systems have rename()?
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Date: 29 May 90 08:55:20 GMT
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In <1990May25.235237.2288@mthvax.cs.miami.edu> aem@mthvax.cs.miami.edu (a.e.mossberg) writes:

>In <562@texas.dk> storm@texas.dk (Kim F. Storm) writes:
>>To avoid breaking any systems which are currently working, I will not
>>simply turn on NO_RENAME in s-sys5.h.  However, I plan to do this
>>in patch #5 (whenever that is required), so I am looking for information
>>regarding the availability of the rename() call on sysV based systems
>>using one of the following s- files:

>>Please tell me which of the following choices are true:

>>1) It has rename() as a standard call

>Yes, this is true. There is a rename(2) in A/UX 1.1

It is also true for A/UX 2.0. We have found it often easier to
port things to A/UX 1.1.1 by claiming it to be a BSD system and
then fixing small irritations. The thing that gives most
problems is having to use SysV terminal handling.

PS. Liked nn a lot - is there an A/UX port yet?
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