[Virtualacorn-list] Old problems with VARPC on a Mac

Tim Powys-Lybbe tim at powys.org
Sun Sep 7 21:09:07 BST 2008


In message of 7 Sep, Jeremy Nicoll - virtualacorn <jn.ml.vac.83 at wingsandbeaks.org.uk> wrote:

> Tim Powys-Lybbe <tim at powys.org> wrote:
> 
> > I have been using VARPC on a new Mac for about two weeks now, probably
> > leading to the virtual retirement of my Iyonix.  We shall see on the
> > latter score.  But there have been one or two problems and any views on
> > any of them wold be much appreciated:
> > 
> >   1. I cannot lock any files.  Is this a Mac feature or is it a VARPC
> >      one?
> 
> This is also the case for files on HostFS, on my XP system.  Are you using
> HostFS?

Well that is what it calls itself.  But I have no idea if this is the
same on a Mac as on Windows.

> What I particularly dislike about locks not being applied is that when you
> use the Filer to lock a HostFS file there's no indication that it didn't
> actually happen.  Even greying-out the Lock (etc) options for HostFS files
> would be an improvement. 

At least on the Mac version there is no change to 'L' for the files.
I've looked around Boot to see if there are any configuration options on
this, but none.

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