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Diffstat (limited to 'butl/path')
| -rw-r--r-- | butl/path | 23 |
1 files changed, 17 insertions, 6 deletions
@@ -239,10 +239,14 @@ namespace butl realize (string_type&); #endif - private: + // Utilities. + // #ifdef _WIN32 static C tolower (C); + + static C + toupper (C); #endif }; @@ -716,13 +720,20 @@ namespace butl reverse_iterator rend () const {return reverse_iterator (begin ());} public: - // Normalize the path. This includes collapsing the '.' and '..' - // directories if possible, collapsing multiple directory separators, and - // converting all directory separators to the canonical form. Return - // *this. + // Normalize the path and return*this. Normalization involves collapsing + // the '.' and '..' directories if possible, collapsing multiple + // directory separators, and converting all directory separators to the + // canonical form. + // + // If actual is true, then for case-insensitive filesystems obtain the + // actual spelling of the path. Only an absolute path can be actualized. + // If a path component does not exist, then its (and all subsequent) + // spelling is unchanged. This is a potentially expensive operation. + // Normally one can assume that "well-known" directories (current, home, + // etc.) are returned in their actual spelling. // basic_path& - normalize (); + normalize (bool actual = false); // Make the path absolute using the current directory unless it is already // absolute. Return *this. |