James Duncan Davidson wrote:
> Obviously this isn't useful as being able to double click on a jar file
> and launch an included app is a good thing.
This may be a stupid question, but can a .jar file be "clicked on" by
any other platform than Windows? How do I "click on" a .jar file in
Linux?
> Being able to double click
> on a war file and have your servlet/web-app development tool open it up
> is a good thing.
Again, how do I "click on" a .war file in Linux, using a command line? I
may be old fashioned, but I do everything with "make".
> File extensions, especially on Windows, are the
> differentiator between file types and what should be done with them.
Perhaps that should read "only on Windows". Lunix, Solaris, HP-UX and
other versions of Unix that I am familiar with don't rely on file
extentions (though certain applications, like some graphical file
system, do). I do remember something about "magic numbers" under Unix.
Further, the Mac uses a completely different scheme for associating
files with applications, based on resources.
Given only Windows relies on file name extention, it seems that making
file extention significant is not cross platform. Thus it does not
belong in a platform-independant specification.
Just my opinion,
- Paul Philion
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