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Re: [perl #126271] File::Glob issue

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From:
Ed Avis
Date:
October 6, 2015 20:22
Subject:
Re: [perl #126271] File::Glob issue
Message ID:
loom.20151006T222057-281@post.gmane.org
Out of interest why does glob-via-shell still exist?  It would seem that
the pure Perl implementation in File::Glob would be more portable, more
correct and faster in all cases.  Truly wacky platforms may need special
globbing rules, but they're not likely to have /bin/csh either.

-- 
Ed Avis <eda@waniasset.com>


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