[perl5.git] / ext / File / Glob / TODO

Some issues left to take care of:

  o sane ~ handling on non-Unix platforms

     Currently on non-Unix, when the glob code encounters a tilde glob
     (.e.g ~user/foo or ~/.cshrc), it simply returns that pattern
     without doing any expansion (meaning perl will weed it out since a
     file of that name isn't likely to exist).

     Please, if you have strong feelings about how tilde expansion
     should be done on your favorite non-Unix platform(s), submit a
     patch.

  o path separator handling

     Guido's code contains the assumption that the path separator is one
     character (byte, probably) in length.  Win32 doesn't object to the
     true slash as a separator.  I imagine MacPerl could change the SEP
     cpp #define to ":".  I have no idea what it is for VMS.  Again, if
     you have ideas and especially patches, please feel free to share
     them.
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72b16652 GS	1	Some issues left to take care of:
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	3	o sane ~ handling on non-Unix platforms
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	5	Currently on non-Unix, when the glob code encounters a tilde glob
	6	(.e.g ~user/foo or ~/.cshrc), it simply returns that pattern
	7	without doing any expansion (meaning perl will weed it out since a
	8	file of that name isn't likely to exist).
	9
	10	Please, if you have strong feelings about how tilde expansion
	11	should be done on your favorite non-Unix platform(s), submit a
	12	patch.
	13
	14	o path separator handling
	15
	16	Guido's code contains the assumption that the path separator is one
	17	character (byte, probably) in length. Win32 doesn't object to the
	18	true slash as a separator. I imagine MacPerl could change the SEP
	19	cpp #define to ":". I have no idea what it is for VMS. Again, if
	20	you have ideas and especially patches, please feel free to share
	21	them.