[Patch]: mkdir -p and network drives

Eric Blake ebb9@byu.net
Fri May 6 22:29:00 GMT 2005


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> I thought that Eric Blake implied that // *had* to be translated to /,
> as per POSIX.  I wonder how many programs out there translate a
> standalone '//' to '/'.

No, POSIX requires that / be untouched, // be implementation-defined (hint
- - define it on cygwin to stay untouched), and /// translate to /.

- --
Life is short - so eat dessert first!

Eric Blake             ebb9@byu.net
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