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[p5sagit/p5-mst-13.2.git] / lib / File / Spec.pm

diff --git a/lib/File/Spec.pm b/lib/File/Spec.pm
index 3ac1060..c43576b 100644 (file)
--- a/lib/File/Spec.pm
+++ b/lib/File/Spec.pm
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 package File::Spec;
 
 use strict;
-our(@ISA, $VERSION);
+use vars qw(@ISA $VERSION);
 
-$VERSION = 0.83 ;
+$VERSION = '0.86';
 
 my %module = (MacOS   => 'Mac',
              MSWin32 => 'Win32',
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ my %module = (MacOS   => 'Mac',
              VMS     => 'VMS',
              epoc    => 'Epoc',
              NetWare => 'Win32', # Yes, File::Spec::Win32 works on NetWare.
+              dos     => 'OS2',   # Yes, File::Spec::OS2 works on DJGPP.
              cygwin  => 'Cygwin');
 
 
@@ -124,10 +125,10 @@ Returns a string representation of the root directory.
 =item tmpdir
 
 Returns a string representation of the first writable directory from a
-list of possible temporary directories.  Returns "" if no writable
-temporary directories are found.  The list of directories checked
-depends on the platform; e.g. File::Spec::Unix checks $ENV{TMPDIR} and
-/tmp.
+list of possible temporary directories.  Returns the current directory
+if no writable temporary directories are found.  The list of directories
+checked depends on the platform; e.g. File::Spec::Unix checks $ENV{TMPDIR}
+(unless taint is on) and /tmp.
 
     $tmpdir = File::Spec->tmpdir();
 
@@ -174,7 +175,7 @@ join is the same as catfile.
 =item splitpath
 
 Splits a path in to volume, directory, and filename portions. On systems
-with no concept of volume, returns undef for volume. 
+with no concept of volume, returns '' for volume. 
 
     ($volume,$directories,$file) = File::Spec->splitpath( $path );
     ($volume,$directories,$file) = File::Spec->splitpath( $path, $no_file );
@@ -206,7 +207,7 @@ on some OSs.
 =item catpath()
 
 Takes volume, directory and file portions and returns an entire path. Under
-Unix, $volume is ignored, and directory and file are catenated.  A '/' is
+Unix, $volume is ignored, and directory and file are concatenated.  A '/' is
 inserted if need be.  On other OSs, $volume is significant.
 
     $full_path = File::Spec->catpath( $volume, $directory, $file );
@@ -280,7 +281,7 @@ L<ExtUtils::MakeMaker>
 =head1 AUTHORS
 
 Kenneth Albanowski <kjahds@kjahds.com>, Andy Dougherty
-<doughera@lafcol.lafayette.edu>, Andreas KE<ouml>nig
+<doughera@lafayette.edu>, Andreas KE<ouml>nig
 <A.Koenig@franz.ww.TU-Berlin.DE>, Tim Bunce <Tim.Bunce@ig.co.uk.
 VMS support by Charles Bailey <bailey@newman.upenn.edu>.
 OS/2 support by Ilya Zakharevich <ilya@math.ohio-state.edu>.
@@ -289,3 +290,5 @@ Mac support by Paul Schinder <schinder@pobox.com>, and Thomas Wegner
 Yamaguchi <shigio@tamacom.com>, modified by Barrie Slaymaker
 <barries@slaysys.com>.  splitpath(), splitdir(), catpath() and
 catdir() by Barrie Slaymaker.
+
+=cut