Comments on: LDLink http://anoved.net/2007/07/ldlink/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:45:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Anonymous http://anoved.net/2007/07/ldlink/#comment-36 Anonymous Fri, 14 Sep 2007 10:36:00 +0000 http://anoved.net/2007/07/ldlink/#comment-36 Thank you very much for your explanations. That is also exactly what I thought. But I think as many people use Windows it would be a great thing to have such a tool also for Windows. Thank you very much for your explanations. That is also exactly what I thought. But I think as many people use Windows it would be a great thing to have such a tool also for Windows.

]]> By: Jim http://anoved.net/2007/07/ldlink/#comment-35 Jim Fri, 07 Sep 2007 12:43:00 +0000 http://anoved.net/2007/07/ldlink/#comment-35 LDLink is <b>not</b> compatible with Windows. (More specifically, the FAT32 and NTFS file systems commonly used with Windows do not support the kind of symbolic links LDLink relies on.)<br/><br/>Therefore, the next version of LDLink will instead use some sort of index to identify files originating from different LDraw directories. In addition to being portable, this might permit more information about each file to be stored and utilized for new features.<br/><br/>I can't say when that version will be available. LDLink is not compatible with Windows. (More specifically, the FAT32 and NTFS file systems commonly used with Windows do not support the kind of symbolic links LDLink relies on.)

Therefore, the next version of LDLink will instead use some sort of index to identify files originating from different LDraw directories. In addition to being portable, this might permit more information about each file to be stored and utilized for new features.

I can’t say when that version will be available.

]]> By: Jim http://anoved.net/2007/07/ldlink/#comment-34 Jim Tue, 04 Sep 2007 21:59:00 +0000 http://anoved.net/2007/07/ldlink/#comment-34 Hypothetically, yes. You need <a HREF="http://www.tcl.tk/" REL="nofollow">Tcl</a>, which is free; the <a HREF="http://www.activestate.com/store/activetcl/download/" REL="nofollow">ActiveTcl download</a> should be easiest to install, although I'm not familiar with it. I don't know which command line you would use with Windows, but this script <i>should</i> be platform independent.<br/><br/>However, Tcl's <a HREF="http://www.tcl.tk/man/tcl8.4/TclCmd/file.htm#M20" REL="nofollow">file link</a> documentation states that links are only supported in Windows NT/2000/XP, and that files are linked with hard links. Depending on the implementation, that <i>might</i> mean that the original files are deleted when the links are removed (which would not be good). I may be able to test this at some point; if so, I will update this page to clarify whether it works with Windows.<br/><br/>If not, there are other methods I could use (and perhaps should have used) that would be more portable. Hypothetically, yes. You need Tcl, which is free; the ActiveTcl download should be easiest to install, although I’m not familiar with it. I don’t know which command line you would use with Windows, but this script should be platform independent.

However, Tcl’s file link documentation states that links are only supported in Windows NT/2000/XP, and that files are linked with hard links. Depending on the implementation, that might mean that the original files are deleted when the links are removed (which would not be good). I may be able to test this at some point; if so, I will update this page to clarify whether it works with Windows.

If not, there are other methods I could use (and perhaps should have used) that would be more portable.

]]> By: mikeheide http://anoved.net/2007/07/ldlink/#comment-33 mikeheide Tue, 04 Sep 2007 19:59:00 +0000 http://anoved.net/2007/07/ldlink/#comment-33 Is this also possible for Windows Systems? Is this also possible for Windows Systems?

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