Tracking issue for unix::FileTypeExt

[alexcrichton]

This is a tracking issue for the unstable file_type_ext feature in the standard library.

I think this is basically good to go, it'll likely expand over time but otherwise it's pretty self explanatory.

[alexcrichton]

Nominating for 1.5 resolution

[lambda-fairy]

Since the file types are mutually exclusive, would it be better to return an enum instead?

Though I think the primary use case would be "is the type of this == X" so the current API would be fine.

[SimonSapin]

std::os::unix::fs::FileTypeExt only exists on Unix platforms, and is deliberately a trait (rather than conditionally-compiled inherent methods) so that you have to import it to use it, and see (with the os::unix bit) that you’re using something platform-specific. I don’t know if the same separation would be possible with enum variants.

[alexcrichton]

This issue is now entering its cycle-long FCP for stabilization in 1.5

[alexcrichton]

The libs team discussed this today and the decision was to stabilize.