Re: Re: Re: __FILE__ and path_rel

[Guenter Milde <milde@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Thu, 23 Jan 2003 23:01:11 +0100 wrote Klaus Schmid <klaus.schmid@xxxxxx>:

 
> > I.e. to translate a "Unix-convention" filename to the underlying
> > systems one?

> No. The superseded intention is to take advantage of organizing files
> within a directory tree and to use this structure for addressing files
> without assuming too much about this structure --> use relative file
> specifications. Do it system-independent and painless --> path_rel.
> 
> Are you in doubt about the applications of path_rel?
> Should I describe more examples in more detail?

Problems:

assume windows:  path_rel("c:\a\b", "e\..\f")  == ??
assume windows:  path_rel("c:\a\b", "e/../f")  == ??

(BTW: what is the outcome of
   expand_filename("a/b/../c") 
under Windoof?)


Why not have a function
define __path__()
{
   path_dirname(__FILE__);
}

and use this in your examples?
  variable html_mode_path = __path__()
or    
  variable html_mode_path = path_concat(__path__(), "html");
?
  
  Günter


--
Milde at ife.et.tu-dresden.de


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