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List:       kde-core-devel
Subject:    Re: Yup its a part... but of what?
From:       Stephan Kulow <coolo () kde ! org>
Date:       2001-10-24 15:25:55
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On Wednesday 24 October 2001 17:21, David Faure wrote:
> On Mercredi 24 Octobre 2001 17:13, ian reinhart geiser wrote:
> > On Wednesday 24 October 2001 11:00 am, David Faure wrote:
> > > This would fit very well in the .directory file, no need to make the
> > > filename so huge. And obviously some RMB operation could offer to
> > > resume.
> >
> > Exactly, the only issue i had with this is what happens when someone rm
> > blah.part?  Will the .direcotry update next time?  Or will it grow.  I
> > have this problem under netatalk with the .appledouble growing.
>
> Sounds easy to have a cleanup method, which removes any entry for
> which the partial file doesn't exist anymore. (That method could be
> triggered by the addition of an entry there. This means, you can have at
> most ONE stale entry in the .directory file, but never two nor more).
>
Besides if you collect part files and remove them at once :)

Greetings, Stephan

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