Re: [boost] Re: Filesystem Library: Formal Review

From: Jonathan Biggar (jon_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-09-14 14:44:10

Beman Dawes wrote:
>  >However, possibly a 'package' system is beyond the scope of this library.
>  >Maybe it deserves a library of its own. Giving it the same interface
> would
>  >still be nice though.
>  >
>  >Anyway, just wondering how hard it would be.
> 
> I don't think it would be difficult, but I'm wondering about the utility.

It would be nice to implement access to a zip or tar file, for example,
as a read-only filesystem.  (Or maybe even read-write!)

-- 
Jon Biggar
Floorboard Software
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