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Date: Tue, 7 May 2002 18:00:27 +0300
From: Jarkko Hietaniemi <jhi AT iki DOT fi>
To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com, Christopher Murray <CJM4 AT nrc DOT gov>
Cc: perl5-porters AT perl DOT org
Subject: Re: [ID 20020506.009] File::Spec::Unix::canonpath under cygwin
Message-ID: <20020507180027.J12565@alpha.hut.fi>
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In-Reply-To: <E174pZk-0008IP-00@smtp6.mindspring.com>; from mchase@ix.netcom.com on Mon, May 06, 2002 at 01:58:48PM -0700

On Mon, May 06, 2002 at 01:58:48PM -0700, Michael A Chase wrote:
> A recent exchange of email in cygwin AT cygwin DOT com (below) indicated that
> File::Spec::Unix::canonpath() has changed for Perl 5.7.3.  Part of the
> change removes a Cygwin specific hack that prevented canonpath() from
> combining runs of "/" into a single "/".  There was a note at that point in
> the code wondering why Cygwin wanted that different processing.
> 
> The reason is the same as what caused the $node code to be added.  Cygwin
> permits network path specifications that start with "//" and without the
> hack, canonpath() was removing the leading "/".
> 
> Rather than putting the original Cygwin hack back in, it would be better to
> add Cygwin to the list of systems that the new code applies to.
> 
> If this diff get's mangled, I can send it to whoever wants it as an
> attachment.  I do not subscribe to the Perl developers' list, so please
> reply directly if you need to contact me.

Thanks, applied, will be in Perl 5.8.0.

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