On 5/22/14, 1:15 PM, Alexander Hansen wrote: > On 5/22/14, 12:51 PM, David Fass wrote:
<snip> >> The ._ files are appearing on that drive are a direct result of >> bootstrapping -- it CREATES a /._. file and a /._sw file and at the >> SAME time it creates /sw. >> (As a test I even tried manually creating a blank /sw directory -- no >> such luck -- it creates those 2 files) >> >> I CANNOT see why it's constantly creating ._ files -- especially since >> it ONLY calls mkdir 3 times -- it calls /bin/mkdir -p -m755 or just >> -p). Manually invoking mkdir does NOT make a ._ file. >> >> >> Here's the diskutil output: >> diskutil list /dev/disk2 >> #: TYPE NAME SIZE >> IDENTIFIER >> 0: GUID_partition_scheme *1.0 TB >> disk2 >> 1: EFI EFI 209.7 MB >> disk2s1 >> 2: Apple_HFS Macintosh HD 763.2 GB >> disk2s2 >> 3: Apple_Boot Recovery HD 784.2 MB >> disk2s3 >> 4: Microsoft Basic Data BOOTCAMP 236.0 GB >> disk2s4 >> >> So, it IS an HFS+ disk. >> >> > > However, the fact that you get ._ files when you create directories > manually isn't the usual state of affairs. As Hanspeter said, such > files are generally associated with drives that are network shares. For clarification: I just noticed that you said manually invoking mkdir doesn't make a ._ file, but that manually creating a blank /sw did. Does that mean you didn't use "mkdir /sw" to create it? -- Alexander Hansen, Ph.D. Fink User Liaison My package updates: http://finkakh.wordpress.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ "Accelerate Dev Cycles with Automated Cross-Browser Testing - For FREE Instantly run your Selenium tests across 300+ browser/OS combos. Get unparalleled scalability from the best Selenium testing platform available Simple to use. Nothing to install. Get started now for free." http://p.sf.net/sfu/SauceLabs _______________________________________________ Fink-beginners mailing list [email protected] List archive: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.os.apple.fink.beginners Subscription management: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-beginners
