(Fwd) Re: Absolute paths in BFD

[Eli Zaretskii]

> Date: Sat, 6 May 2000 09:19:35 +1000 (EST)
> From: Alan Modra <alan@linuxcare.com.au>
>
> > Why not change IS_ABSOLUTE into something else, like
> > OK_TO_PREPEND_DIRECTORY_NAME or NEED_PREPENDED_DIRECTORY_NAME ?
> 
> I was going to suggest something like this, but like you, I couldn't
> think of a suitably short name.  Seeing IS_ABSOLUTE in the body of the
> code conveys it's intended function well enough.  It is only when someone
> looks at the definition that they might become confused and think the
> macro needs "fixing" to properly test for an absolute dos file.

I agree with Alan.