[Oberon] File naming again.

[Joerg]

Peter

my 2cents:
The original Oberon FS doesn’t support folders; it’s basically flat. However to group files, I personally use the dot syntax
PO.Kernel.Mod
PO.TextFrames.Mod
jr.Kernel.Mod
jr.Out.Mod
jr.RandomNumbers.Mod
jr.SNTP.Mod
jr.TextFrames.Mod

On my system, the original files of ProjecOberon start with „PO.“ All my files start with the prefix „jr.“. I use the dot notation to kind of mimicking folders.

If the Oberon OS is not native but runs on top of other OSes that support folders, you could put the originals in folder „PO“ and my files in folder „jr“
Then, the absolute filename is PO/Kernel.Mod or jr/Kernel.Mod

br
Jörg

> Am 02.04.2023 um 19:41 schrieb peter at easthope.ca:
> 
> Hello all,
> 
> Martin Reiser published a syntax for file names.  Quoted here.
> https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Oberon/Naming
> 
> More discussion here.
> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Village_pump/Technical#Pattern_for_naming_drawings
> Near the bottom, HyperGaruda advised against inclusion of a period
> except to separate a name extension. Obviously inconsistent with the
> Reiser syntax.
> 
> I miss the point.  Is there harm from a period additional to the
> extension separator?
> 
> Thx,                          ... P.L.
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