[Info-vax] Still no DIR/SORT_BY_TIME

[Stephen Hoffman]

On 2015-08-15 18:32:52 +0000, Craig A. Berry said:

> Offhand I can't think of any reason that a new file system would have 
> anything to do with giving a utility like the DIRECTORY command the 
> ability to sort by date, though there could of course be ways a 
> redesign could make various metadata searches more efficient.

The current DIRECTORY behaviour falls out of always having sorted 
directories.  If directories are (hypothetically) no longer stored in 
sorted order, then there will either be mass panic and much gnashing, 
or some component such as DIRECTORY will be reworked to sort the 
responses.   Once sorting happens in one spot, it's a short stroll to...


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