Chaim Frenkel wrote:
>
> >>>>> "PRL" == Perl6 RFC Librarian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> PRL> $fo = open "C:\Windows\System"; # non-portable
> PRL> $fo = open "file://C|/Windows/System"; # portable
>
> In what way is the second example portable? I don't think it will
> do anything useful on any of my *nix boxes.
This is a big problem, you're right. I don't know of any easy way to
work around Windoze's brain-dead drive letters. There's definitely no
quick fixes.
Note that Macs vs Unix don't have a problem:
# /docs/personal on Unix
# :docs:personal on MacOS
$fo = open "file:///docs/personal";
The best fix I see is to accept technically incorrect URIs (missing |
after drive letter), then change the drive letter to the correct root
notation on the platform:
open "file://c/docs/personal"; # not "C|"
# Unix = /docs/personal
# Mac = :docs:personal
# Win = c:\docs\personal
That's the easiest solution I can think of, and seems to make sense.
-Nate
