How can I make OS X recognize drive letters?

Question

I know. Heresy. But I\'m in a bind. I have a lot of config files that use absolute path names, which creates an incompatibility between OS X and Windows. If I can get OS X (

Answer 1

Honestly, don't hard-code absolute paths in a program, even for a single-platform app. Do the correct thing.

The following is my wrong solution, saved to remind myself not to repeat giving a misdirected advice ... shame on me.

Just create a symbolic link named Q: just at the root directory / to / itself.

$ cd /
$ ln -s / Q:
$ ln -s / S:

You might need to use sudo. Then, at the start of your program, just chdir to /.

If you don't want Q: and S: to show up in the Finder, perform

$ /Developer/Tools/SetFile -P -a V Q:
$ /Developer/Tools/SetFile -P -a V S:

which set the invisible-to-the-Finder bit of the files.