As part of the great "clean up the dangling bits" sweep...
File stat stuff. Let's do:
stat [PINS]x, Sy, Iz stat Px, Sy
where Y is the filename. Z is the stat element, and X is the value for that element. (In the two-arg case it's an array PMC, where the offset matches the element number in the three arg case) Whether an element returns a string, int, or float depends on what it is.
The returned PMC in the two-arg case could be a hash/array pmc and allow string-keyed access to elements. If we do that, then the names correspond to the constant names that follow.
NAME Filename, no extension or path EXTENSION File extension PATH File path DEVICE Device file is on SIZE Filesize ISDIR True if is a directory ISDEV True if is a device CTIME Creation time MTIME Last modified time ATIME Last accessed time BTIME Last backup time OWNER_READ True if owner can read OWNER_WRITE True if owner can write OWNER_EXECUTE True if owner can run OWNER_DELETE True if owner can delete GROUP_CD True if owner can enter this directory GROUP_READ True if group can read GROUP_WRITE True if group can write GROUP_EXECUTE True if group can execute GROUP_DELETE True if group can delete GROUP_CD True if group can enter this directory SYSTEM_READ True if system/root/admin can read SYSTEM_WRITE True if system/root/admin can write SYSTEM_EXECUTE True if system/root/admin can run SYSTEM_DELETE True if system/root/admin can delete GROUP_CD True if group can enter this directory OTHER_READ True if anyone can read OTHER_WRITE True if anyone can write OTHER_EXECUTE True if anyone can run OTHER_DELETE True if anyone can delete GROUP_CD True if anyone can enter this directory UMASK System bitmask for privs ACL_LIST An array PMC with the ACL list for this file
If there's stuff missing, let's add it to the list, then we can assign numbers and appropriate return types.
I can see adding in a separate op for priv testing on files, something like:
canI Ix, Sy, Iz
where X is true or false, Y is the file, and Z is read, write, execute, delete, or cd, so we don't have to figure out a way to walk ACL lists when all we want to know is "Can I write to the damn file or not?" and leave it to the system to sort out the privs there.
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