Implementing a make command

Bob Edwards Robert.Edwards at anu.edu.au
Sun Feb 17 16:27:35 EST 2002


Simon Fowler wrote:
> 
> On Sun, Feb 17, 2002 at 03:04:57PM +1100, Bob Edwards wrote:
> > Might be better off looking at the minix mount command's source code and
> > also at the kernel code that implements the minix filesystem - it is about
> > as simple a file system as you can get.
> >
> The filesystem itself is simple, but the implementation has gotten
> rather more complex - it's been redone to use the gory details of
> the block layer, which makes working out what's going on with the
> VFS code a lot harder.
> 
> As for minix's mount, I believe it uses the normal mount . . .

You're right - I forgot that little detail... I should know - I set an
O/S assignment for students to modify the minix fs two years ago!

...
Cheers,

Bob Edwards

> Simon
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