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Diffstat (limited to 'src/util.hh')
| -rw-r--r-- | src/util.hh | 22 |
1 files changed, 14 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/src/util.hh b/src/util.hh index 31dba7fafedd..016289176be8 100644 --- a/src/util.hh +++ b/src/util.hh @@ -42,6 +42,12 @@ typedef list<string> Strings; typedef set<string> StringSet; +/* Paths are just strings. */ +typedef string Path; +typedef list<Path> Paths; +typedef set<Path> PathSet; + + /* The canonical system name, as returned by config.guess. */ extern string thisSystem; @@ -49,31 +55,31 @@ extern string thisSystem; /* Return an absolutized path, resolving paths relative to the specified directory, or the current directory otherwise. The path is also canonicalised. */ -string absPath(string path, string dir = ""); +Path absPath(Path path, Path dir = ""); /* Canonicalise a path (as in realpath(3)). */ -string canonPath(const string & path); +Path canonPath(const Path & path); /* Return the directory part of the given path, i.e., everything before the final `/'. */ -string dirOf(string path); +Path dirOf(const Path & path); /* Return the base name of the given path, i.e., everything following the final `/'. */ -string baseNameOf(string path); +string baseNameOf(const Path & path); /* Return true iff the given path exists. */ -bool pathExists(const string & path); +bool pathExists(const Path & path); /* Delete a path; i.e., in the case of a directory, it is deleted recursively. Don't use this at home, kids. */ -void deletePath(const string & path); +void deletePath(const Path & path); /* Make a path read-only recursively. */ -void makePathReadOnly(const string & path); +void makePathReadOnly(const Path & path); /* Create a temporary directory. */ -string createTempDir(); +Path createTempDir(); /* Messages. */ |