Ralf Wildenhues wrote:
So I guess we need to stick to host matching in the code,
Shame, but at least it makes my life slightly easier ;-)
Still finishing it off and getting it tested, but while that's going, here's
a preview of the path canonicalisation function as I've got it so far; let
Eric Blake wrote:
Cancelling out .. is wrong for 'symlink/..', when symlink does not
necessarily point to a working directory exactly one level down. (True,
cygwin does not implement POSIX semantics here, and cancels out foo/..
behind your back rather than properly resolving foo, but this
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According to Dave Korn on 8/14/2009 5:34 AM:
Still finishing it off and getting it tested, but while that's going, here's
a preview of the path canonicalisation function as I've got it so far; let me
know if I've done any major no-nos please!
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According to Dave Korn on 8/14/2009 7:11 AM:
a=``
is non-portable, but can always be replaced by the portable:
a=``
See why I don't like spurious around variable assignments?
Ah, now I do. Ok, but is some nice clear list of where you
Eric Blake wrote:
I think it's as simple as:
And beyond that, it's just lots of practice. I agree that it often feels
like you have to memorize loads of information to write portable shell,
but at least these public reviews catch a lot of the pitfalls.
Your cheat sheet will come in very
