require File::Spec::VMS; # Done internally by File::Spec if needed
DESCRIPTION
See File::Spec::Unix for a documentation of the methods provided
there. This package overrides the implementation of these methods, not
the semantics.
eliminate_macros
Expands MM[KS]/Make macros in a text string, using the contents of
identically named elements of %$self, and returns the result
as a file specification in Unix syntax.
fixpath
Catchall routine to clean up problem MM[SK]/Make macros. Expands macros
in any directory specification, in order to avoid juxtaposing two
VMS-syntax directories when MM[SK] is run. Also expands expressions which
are all macro, so that we can tell how long the expansion is, and avoid
overrunning DCL's command buffer when MM[KS] is running.
If optional second argument has a TRUE value, then the return string is
a VMS-syntax directory specification, if it is FALSE, the return string
is a VMS-syntax file specification, and if it is not specified, fixpath()
checks to see whether it matches the name of a directory in the current
default directory, and returns a directory or file specification accordingly.
Methods always loaded
canonpath (override)
Removes redundant portions of file specifications according to VMS syntax.
catdir
Concatenates a list of file specifications, and returns the result as a
VMS-syntax directory specification. No check is made for ``impossible''
cases (e.g. elements other than the first being absolute filespecs).
catfile
Concatenates a list of file specifications, and returns the result as a
VMS-syntax file specification.
curdir (override)
Returns a string representation of the current directory: '[]'
devnull (override)
Returns a string representation of the null device: '_NLA0:'
rootdir (override)
Returns a string representation of the root directory: 'SYS$DISK:[000000]'
tmpdir (override)
Returns a string representation of the first writable directory
from the following list or '' if none are writable:
sys$scratch:
$ENV{TMPDIR}
updir (override)
Returns a string representation of the parent directory: '[-]'
case_tolerant (override)
VMS file specification syntax is case-tolerant.
path (override)
Translate logical name DCL$PATH as a searchlist, rather than trying
to "split" string value of $ENV{'PATH'}.
file_name_is_absolute (override)
Checks for VMS directory spec as well as Unix separators.