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PathConvert module 0.4 for perl version5
Shigio Yamaguchi 8-Mar-1998
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1. Introduction
This module has three subroutines and a sample application.
realpath - make a canonicalized absolute path name
abs2rel - make a relative path from an absolute path
'/usr/src/bin' and '/usr/local/lib' -> '../../src/bin'
(target directory) (current directory)
rel2abs - make an absolute path from a relative path
'../../src/bin' and '/usr/local/lib' -> '/usr/src/bin'
(target directory) (current directory)
mkshadow - a sample application of PathConvert module
This command duplicate directory tree with relative symbolic link.
2. Method for test and install
You need perl version 5.002 or later.
% perl Makefile.PL
% make
% make test
# make install <- as a root
3. Files list
README ... this file
Makefile.PL ... makefile for test and install
PathConvert.pm ... PathConvert module
mkshadow ... sample application of PathConvert module
test.pl ... test script
MANIFEST ... file list
4. History
17-Sep-1996 first RFC on comp.lang.perl.modules.
Subject: RFC File::PathConvert module
Message-ID: <
[email protected]>
7-Oct-1996 second RFC on comp.lang.perl.modules.
Subject: 2nd RFC File::PathConvert module
Message-ID: <
[email protected]>
PathConvert.pm -
use @EXPORT_OK instead of @EXPORT.
realpath added.
use $SL variable for path separator.
23-Oct-1996 version 0.1
Tested with perl5.003_02.
3-Sep-1997 version 0.2
PathConvert.pm
- SYNOPSIS fixed.
- Tested with perl5.004_02.
README - Mail address changed.
- History added.
9-Jan-1998 version 0.3
PathConvert.pm
- fixed the statment of online manual.
Following useful modifications were submitted by Jesse N. Glick.
* using $VERSION, to placate CPAN, Exporter, MakeMaker, etc.
* exporting package variables, all of which seem to be designed
for possible customization (or retrieval of info in the case
of $resolved)
* prototyping public functions (those extra semicolons prevent
e.g. CPerl mode from thinking `$' escapes the following `)'
and messing up Emacs)
* using standard indented format for literal program examples;
use of .br is nonstandard and will not work on anything but
nroff/troff (e.g. pod2html)
* including suggested use of $resolved in SYNOPSIS
* putting more useful information in the warning messages
8-Mar-1998 version 0.4
mkshadow
- Bug (Mkshadow converted symbolic links into real path.)
fixed.
abs2rel - modified to produce regularize path name.
5. Copyright
Copyright (c) 1996, 1997, 1998 Shigio Yamaguchi. All rights reserved.
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.
Please enjoy and report any bugs to <
[email protected]>.
Thank you.
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