Re: libgen.h (dirname, basename) and realpath implementation

On Saturday 11 June 2005 11:01 am, Danny Smith wrote:
> I really can't comment on unseen patches.  My comment on the basename and
> dirname patch that Keith has submitted (after the discussion that followed)
> is that I think they should be incorporated into libmingwex .  How could
> those specific patches get in the way of configuring a project for mingw?.

My patch for `basename' and `dirname' has been in the limbo of the patch 
tracker for several months now.

At the time of its original submission, I didn't have the authority to commit 
it myself.  Now that I do, and in spite of a possible need some adaptation, 
to suit multibyte character locales, I propose committing these two functions 
to CVS in their present form, so we have a tested base point against which to 
raise future patches.  (I will add a note in the manpage about the locale 
restriction).

Any objections?  Any thoughts on an approriate CVS location for manpage 
sources -- should we keep them with the code sources, or add a separate 
manpage module?

BTW, there has also been some recent discussion of a possible implementation 
for `realpath'.  I don't think we are ready yet, to consider committing this, 
but anyone interested may refer to
https://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1294010&group_id=2435&atid=302435

Regards,
Keith.
							

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