bug vlc 4.3/4

[Beno]

OK
I think you are right
thank you very much

Beno



The DJ wrote:

> MacOSX uses standard Unix File System rulez for naming.
> However it has several layers which guarantee backwards compatibility with
> os9/Carbon (which uses  : for path seperation).
>
> This is visible in the Finder as well.
> When you create a/a in the Finder, then you actually create a file called
> a:a when you look at it from the subsystem. This file is visually presented
> in the Finder as "a/a", since the Finder was programmed in Carbon.
>
> I think this is accidental, because this file would create havoc in os9
> systems I guess. In OSX a file with the ":" char is still not allowed. It
> gets replaced by a "-", both visual and in the subsystem.
>
> When you program completely in Cocoa or in Carbon you won't encounter this
> problem, but I guess in such a mixed environment as vlc is, it all gets a
> bit to complicated to handle.
>
> DJ
>
> > using a Slash ("/") on Unix File Systems is not allowed - it is the
> > same with the colon (":") in pre MaxOSX Systems. I am curious, how it
> > is was possible to create a file with a slash.
> >
> >> OS:  MAC OS x 1.1.5
> >>
> >> There´s a bug in interpreting the path
> >> if  ther´s a  "/" in the path vlc can´t open the file
> >> (ok. comes from Unix)
> >> means:  filename: "starwars 2/3" doesn´t open
> >> change name to "starwars 2 to 3" works
> >> same  problem if used "/" in derectories
> >> Beno
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