Re: PATCH 5.005_63 Document super-obscure feature of chdir()

[Ilya Zakharevich <ilya@math.ohio-state.edu>]

On Thu, Jan 27, 2000 at 02:33:26PM -0700, Tom Christiansen wrote:
> >But the explicit algorithm should be mentioned too, since "home
> >directory" is a concept with a very narrow scope.  (Which is a pity...)
> 
> I really don't think it should be spelt out.  I don't want to lock
> us in in case the VMS people have their own notions, for example.
> 
>     =item chdir [EXPR]
> 
>     This function changes the current process's working directory
>     to I<EXPR>, if possible.  If I<EXPR> is omitted, the caller's
>     home directory is used.  The function returns true upon success,
>     false otherwise, with the error code in C<$!>.
> 
> 	chdir "$prefix/lib" 	or die "Can't cd to $prefix/lib: $!";
> 
>     See also the standard Cwd module, which lets you keep track of
>     your current directory automatically.

I do not see what you want to demonstrate by this example.

And I would hate something like TeXish

  "The notion of home directory is system-specific.  See your local
  documentation for details."

Ilya

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