Re: [MacPerl] How do you... solve the pathname problem?

[Chris Nandor <pudge@pobox.com>]

At 01.43 -0400 1998.08.24, Peter Prymmer wrote:
>I think the Kenneth Albanowski's File::Spec module now comes standard
>with perl (I just checked 5.005_02 and it's there alright).

It should also be included in perl5.004_05 (when it is released) and it is
the recommended method in perlport.pod (also in perl5.005).


>[off topic]: BTW I just spent a good amount of time trying to scare up a tar
>program for the Mac and only found a binary (and MrC?) at the UMich archive
>that suited my needs, although doing the <LF>-><CR> translation appeared to
>be an all files or none proposition.  I am wondering where might I have
>missed a newer version that employs binary vs text heuristic(s) to extract
>text and bin files from an archive (something rumoured to exist out there ;-)?
>Since most of CPAN is .tar.gz I think that the MacPerl FAQ ought to mention
>where to obtain the latest MacGzip and tar programs.  Sorry for the
>cluelessness but I had to first find umich (It is not mentioned at apple or
>ptf that I saw and I wound up using yahoo) then wade through a bunch of
>Star Trek program listings to find 'tar'.

suntar is the program I use for creating tar files, and you tell it whether
you are adding a text or binary file.  Stuffit Expander seems to untar
based on the file extension from Internet Config, giving the file the right
file type/creator and converting newlines as needed, which is the method I
think is probably the best (unless you happen to dislike IC :-).

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