> From: mwoehlke [snip] > Also, why *is* > fstat() so inefficient?
Short answer: because it gets a bunch of information about the file that isn't necessarily available without hitting (open()ing) the file itself. > Can anything be done about it? Short answer: No. Longer answer: Much has, but the real problem is the very definition of the function. -- Gary R. Van Sickle -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/
