From: Urabe Shyouhei <shyouhei@...>
Date: 2008-04-15T18:11:50+09:00
Subject: Re: cross-platform1: st1.dev == st2.dev and st1.ino == st2.ino considered harmful

Thomas Enebo wrote:
> That method can at least get rid of one use of .ino + .dev.   Patch 
> below for file_utils.rb.

I think it should be accepted.

>   It does not get rid of the second use in file_utils which is based 
> on an lstat.   So it may still be a good idea to perhaps have 
> FileStat.identical? so results of lstat may still be tested.  This 
> could get rid of fu_stat_identical_entry?.

Sounds nice to me, though I'm not sure if it is technically possible for 
a FileStat to detect its identity on Windows.