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The ABI status of filesystem formats

The ABI status of filesystem formats

Posted Oct 8, 2020 20:49 UTC (Thu) by khim (subscriber, #9252)
In reply to: The ABI status of filesystem formats by NYKevin
Parent article: The ABI status of filesystem formats

Format specification only works for simple data structures. Look on C++: it has formal spec, ISO-approved one… yet discussions about if something is a valid C++ or not is not uncommon.

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The ABI status of filesystem formats

Posted Oct 8, 2020 22:10 UTC (Thu) by roc (subscriber, #30627) [Link]

C++ is an extreme example. Filesystem formats are vastly simpler than C++. We know how to write formal specifications for quite complicated things.


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