Junio C Hamano wrote: > Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@xxxxxx> writes: > >>> The script uses File::Basename upfront so perhaps just simply... >> I tried that. But as the file need not exist, "basename" went on strike. >> >> So I'll keep the (ugly) version. ?! basename() never touches the disk. I just read it to confirm - $VERSION is 2.74 and I'm somewhat disappointed to find it's not as portable as I'd expect (perhaps it gets hardcoded during install?). And my /usr/bin/basename doesn't care if the file exists either $ type basename basename is /usr/bin/basename $ basename /foo/bar/baz baz $ stat /foo/bar/baz stat: cannot stat `/foo/bar/baz': No such file or directory So I am fairly confident that we can safely use File::Basename's basename() on arbitrary strings that look like a path. We use basename() quite a bit in our perl scripts in git. cheers, m -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Martin @ Catalyst .Net .NZ Ltd, PO Box 11-053, Manners St, Wellington WEB: http://catalyst.net.nz/ PHYS: Level 2, 150-154 Willis St NZ: +64(4)916-7224 MOB: +64(21)364-017 UK: 0845 868 5733 ext 7224 Make things as simple as possible, but no simpler - Einstein ----------------------------------------------------------------------- - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
