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digitalmars.D.bugs - [Bug 189] New: std.path enhancements

reply d-bugmail puremagic.com writes:
http://d.puremagic.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=189

           Summary: std.path enhancements
           Product: D
           Version: 0.160
          Platform: PC
        OS/Version: Windows
            Status: NEW
          Severity: enhancement
          Priority: P2
         Component: Phobos
        AssignedTo: bugzilla digitalmars.com
        ReportedBy: StefanLiebig web.de


new method:
   char[] parent( char[] path, int up = 1 )
   returns the parent path name of the given path, up indicates the levels for
"walking up"

extended method:
   char[] join( char[] p1, char[] p2 )
   would really be cool if it could join "real" relative paths (p2) such as
"../sibling".

If helpfull I could provide a win specific implementation e.g. to be used as
starting point.


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Jun 09 2006
next sibling parent reply d-bugmail puremagic.com writes:
http://d.puremagic.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=189


bugzilla digitalmars.com changed:

           What    |Removed                     |Added
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             Status|NEW                         |RESOLVED
         Resolution|                            |INVALID





The bug list is not a very good discussion forum about the merits or demerits
of proposed enhancements.

If Brad (or anyone else) wants to set up a separate bugzilla system for
enhancement requests, that would be fine and likely useful. But this one should
be for bugs only.

Bugs are arbitrarily defined as:
1) doesn't work as documented
2) contradictory, missing, or obviously wrong documentation


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Jun 09 2006
parent Brad Roberts <braddr puremagic.com> writes:
(dropped the [bug 189] part of the subject so that it won't be archived in 
this bugzilla bug's history...)

On Fri, 9 Jun 2006, d-bugmail puremagic.com wrote:


              Status|NEW                         |RESOLVED
          Resolution|                            |INVALID
 

 The bug list is not a very good discussion forum about the merits or demerits
 of proposed enhancements.
 
 If Brad (or anyone else) wants to set up a separate bugzilla system for
 enhancement requests, that would be fine and likely useful. But this one should
 be for bugs only.
 
 Bugs are arbitrarily defined as:
 1) doesn't work as documented
 2) contradictory, missing, or obviously wrong documentation


This is one thing I disagree with.  The priority 'enhancement' makes it 
very easy to filter search results to hide those.  If even more separation 
is desired I could setup another component or even another product to 
house them.  Many many projects use bugzilla rather successfully for 
tracking enhancement requests and the resulting discussions.

What's your reason for objecting to enhancements being in this bugzilla 
instance?  Is it ease of data inspection?  If so, I suspect your issues 
would be easy to work out with a little help understanding how to use it's 
search features.  If it's something else, let's discuss how to make it 
work out best for everyone.

Thoughts?

Later,
Brad
Jun 09 2006
prev sibling next sibling parent "Unknown W. Brackets" <unknown simplemachines.org> writes:
I thought getDirName() was "parent()" (except named like I expect it to 
be, and available in other runtime libraries.)  You'd just call it 
multiple times for higher "up" values - no?

-[Unknown]



 new method:
    char[] parent( char[] path, int up = 1 )
    returns the parent path name of the given path, up indicates the levels for
 "walking up"
 
 extended method:
    char[] join( char[] p1, char[] p2 )
    would really be cool if it could join "real" relative paths (p2) such as
 "../sibling".
Jun 09 2006
prev sibling parent d-bugmail puremagic.com writes:
http://d.puremagic.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=189






Sorry!
I thought that "severity: enhancement" is just for that.
So, I will post it to the forum.


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Jun 10 2006