[GRASS-dev] Re: mkdir function

[Hamish]

> > >  lib/raster/io_fifo.c
> > 
> > Can't we just kill this? I don't even know if it still works, given
> > that almost no-one actually uses --enable-fifo.
> > 
> > In any case, I doubt that file will work on Windows.
> 
> If we don't need it, let's remove it. Unused code is only
> confusing.


just for curiosity, what's the (dis)advantage of using FIFO vs sockets?



Hamish