Change #12393 solved one problem but created another, specifically: $ perl -we "use File::Spec; print File::Spec->canonpath($^X);" thetis$dka0:[craig.perl_root.000000]perl.exe;1 should really yield $ perl -we "use File::Spec; print File::Spec->canonpath($^X);" thetis$dka0:[craig.perl]perl.exe;1 and it does after the patch below. I've also added tests to keep the old problem and the new one from cropping up again. While I was there I tried to both extend and simplify what we do to avoid logical name collisions while testing file specs. Files affected: configure.com README.vms lib/File/Spec/VMS.pm vms/ext/filespec.t --- configure.com;-0 Mon Dec 3 17:41:49 2001 +++ configure.com Wed Dec 5 15:54:21 2001 @@ -6065,8 +6065,6 @@ $ CALL Bad_environment "T" $ CALL Bad_environment "FOO" $ CALL Bad_environment "EXT" -$ CALL Bad_environment "SOME_LOGICAL_NAME_NOT_LIKELY" -$ CALL Bad_environment "DOWN_LOGICAL_NAME_NOT_LIKELY" $ CALL Bad_environment "TEST" "SYMBOL" $ IF f$search("config.msg") .eqs. "" THEN echo "OK." $! --- README.vms;-0 Thu Nov 29 16:01:29 2001 +++ README.vms Wed Dec 5 15:54:21 2001 @@ -178,8 +178,6 @@ T "LOGICAL" FOO "LOGICAL" EXT "LOGICAL" - SOME_LOGICAL_NAME_NOT_LIKELY "LOGICAL" - DOWN_LOGICAL_NAME_NOT_LIKELY "LOGICAL" TEST "SYMBOL" As a handy shortcut, the command: --- lib/File/Spec/VMS.pm;-0 Thu Nov 15 17:25:55 2001 +++ lib/File/Spec/VMS.pm Wed Dec 5 14:54:57 2001 @@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ } else { $path =~ s/([\[<])000000\./$1/g; # [000000.foo ==> [foo - $path =~ s/([^-]+)\.000000([\]\>])/$1$2/g; # foo.000000] ==> foo] + $path =~ s/([^-]+)\.(\]\[|><)?000000([\]\>])/$1$3/g; # foo.000000] ==> foo] $path =~ s-\]\[--g; $path =~ s/><//g; # foo.][bar ==> foo.bar 1 while $path =~ s{([\[<-])\.-}{$1-}; # [.-.- ==> [-- $path =~ s/\.[^\[<\.]+\.-([\]\>])/$1/; # bar.foo.-] ==> bar] --- vms/ext/filespec.t;-0 Thu Nov 15 17:26:26 2001 +++ vms/ext/filespec.t Wed Dec 5 15:52:20 2001 @@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ BEGIN { unshift(@INC,'../lib') if -d '../lib'; } use VMS::Filespec; +use File::Spec; foreach (<DATA>) { chomp; @@ -44,31 +45,33 @@ __DATA__ +# lots of underscores used to minimize collision with existing logical names + # Basic VMS to Unix filespecs -some_logical_name_not_likely:[where.over]the.rainbow unixify /some_logical_name_not_likely/where/over/the.rainbow -[.some_logical_name_not_likely.where.over]the.rainbow unixify some_logical_name_not_likely/where/over/the.rainbow -[-.some_logical_name_not_likely.where.over]the.rainbow unixify ../some_logical_name_not_likely/where/over/the.rainbow -[.some_logical_name_not_likely.--.where.over]the.rainbow unixify some_logical_name_not_likely/../../where/over/the.rainbow -[.some_logical_name_not_likely...where.over]the.rainbow unixify some_logical_name_not_likely/.../where/over/the.rainbow -[...some_logical_name_not_likely.where.over]the.rainbow unixify .../some_logical_name_not_likely/where/over/the.rainbow -[.some_logical_name_not_likely.where.over...]the.rainbow unixify some_logical_name_not_likely/where/over/.../the.rainbow -[.some_logical_name_not_likely.where.over...] unixify some_logical_name_not_likely/where/over/.../ -[.some_logical_name_not_likely.where.over.-] unixify some_logical_name_not_likely/where/over/../ +__some_:[__where_.__over_]__the_.__rainbow_ unixify /__some_/__where_/__over_/__the_.__rainbow_ +[.__some_.__where_.__over_]__the_.__rainbow_ unixify __some_/__where_/__over_/__the_.__rainbow_ +[-.__some_.__where_.__over_]__the_.__rainbow_ unixify ../__some_/__where_/__over_/__the_.__rainbow_ +[.__some_.--.__where_.__over_]__the_.__rainbow_ unixify __some_/../../__where_/__over_/__the_.__rainbow_ +[.__some_...__where_.__over_]__the_.__rainbow_ unixify __some_/.../__where_/__over_/__the_.__rainbow_ +[...__some_.__where_.__over_]__the_.__rainbow_ unixify .../__some_/__where_/__over_/__the_.__rainbow_ +[.__some_.__where_.__over_...]__the_.__rainbow_ unixify __some_/__where_/__over_/.../__the_.__rainbow_ +[.__some_.__where_.__over_...] unixify __some_/__where_/__over_/.../ +[.__some_.__where_.__over_.-] unixify __some_/__where_/__over_/../ [] unixify ./ [-] unixify ../ [--] unixify ../../ [...] unixify .../ # and back again -/some_logical_name_not_likely/where/over/the.rainbow vmsify some_logical_name_not_likely:[where.over]the.rainbow -some_logical_name_not_likely/where/over/the.rainbow vmsify [.some_logical_name_not_likely.where.over]the.rainbow -../some_logical_name_not_likely/where/over/the.rainbow vmsify [-.some_logical_name_not_likely.where.over]the.rainbow -some_logical_name_not_likely/../../where/over/the.rainbow vmsify [-.where.over]the.rainbow -.../some_logical_name_not_likely/where/over/the.rainbow vmsify [...some_logical_name_not_likely.where.over]the.rainbow -some_logical_name_not_likely/.../where/over/the.rainbow vmsify [.some_logical_name_not_likely...where.over]the.rainbow -/some_logical_name_not_likely/.../where/over/the.rainbow vmsify some_logical_name_not_likely:[...where.over]the.rainbow -some_logical_name_not_likely/where/... vmsify [.some_logical_name_not_likely.where...] -/where/... vmsify where:[...] +/__some_/__where_/__over_/__the_.__rainbow_ vmsify __some_:[__where_.__over_]__the_.__rainbow_ +__some_/__where_/__over_/__the_.__rainbow_ vmsify [.__some_.__where_.__over_]__the_.__rainbow_ +../__some_/__where_/__over_/__the_.__rainbow_ vmsify [-.__some_.__where_.__over_]__the_.__rainbow_ +__some_/../../__where_/__over_/__the_.__rainbow_ vmsify [-.__where_.__over_]__the_.__rainbow_ +.../__some_/__where_/__over_/__the_.__rainbow_ vmsify [...__some_.__where_.__over_]__the_.__rainbow_ +__some_/.../__where_/__over_/__the_.__rainbow_ vmsify [.__some_...__where_.__over_]__the_.__rainbow_ +/__some_/.../__where_/__over_/__the_.__rainbow_ vmsify __some_:[...__where_.__over_]__the_.__rainbow_ +__some_/__where_/... vmsify [.__some_.__where_...] +/__where_/... vmsify __where_:[...] . vmsify [] .. vmsify [-] ../.. vmsify [--] @@ -76,48 +79,52 @@ / vmsify sys$disk:[000000] # Fileifying directory specs -down_logical_name_not_likely:[the.garden.path] fileify down_logical_name_not_likely:[the.garden]path.dir;1 -[.down_logical_name_not_likely.the.garden.path] fileify [.down_logical_name_not_likely.the.garden]path.dir;1 -/down_logical_name_not_likely/the/garden/path fileify /down_logical_name_not_likely/the/garden/path.dir;1 -/down_logical_name_not_likely/the/garden/path/ fileify /down_logical_name_not_likely/the/garden/path.dir;1 -down_logical_name_not_likely/the/garden/path fileify down_logical_name_not_likely/the/garden/path.dir;1 -down_logical_name_not_likely:[the.garden]path fileify down_logical_name_not_likely:[the.garden]path.dir;1 -down_logical_name_not_likely:[the.garden]path. fileify # N.B. trailing . ==> null type -down_logical_name_not_likely:[the]garden.path fileify -/down_logical_name_not_likely/the/garden/path. fileify # N.B. trailing . ==> null type -/down_logical_name_not_likely/the/garden.path fileify +__down_:[__the_.__garden_.__path_] fileify __down_:[__the_.__garden_]__path_.dir;1 +[.__down_.__the_.__garden_.__path_] fileify [.__down_.__the_.__garden_]__path_.dir;1 +/__down_/__the_/__garden_/__path_ fileify /__down_/__the_/__garden_/__path_.dir;1 +/__down_/__the_/__garden_/__path_/ fileify /__down_/__the_/__garden_/__path_.dir;1 +__down_/__the_/__garden_/__path_ fileify __down_/__the_/__garden_/__path_.dir;1 +__down_:[__the_.__garden_]__path_ fileify __down_:[__the_.__garden_]__path_.dir;1 +__down_:[__the_.__garden_]__path_. fileify # N.B. trailing . ==> null type +__down_:[__the_]__garden_.__path_ fileify +/__down_/__the_/__garden_/__path_. fileify # N.B. trailing . ==> null type +/__down_/__the_/__garden_.__path_ fileify # and pathifying them -down_logical_name_not_likely:[the.garden]path.dir;1 pathify down_logical_name_not_likely:[the.garden.path] -[.down_logical_name_not_likely.the.garden]path.dir pathify [.down_logical_name_not_likely.the.garden.path] -/down_logical_name_not_likely/the/garden/path.dir pathify /down_logical_name_not_likely/the/garden/path/ -down_logical_name_not_likely/the/garden/path.dir pathify down_logical_name_not_likely/the/garden/path/ -down_logical_name_not_likely:[the.garden]path pathify down_logical_name_not_likely:[the.garden.path] -down_logical_name_not_likely:[the.garden]path. pathify # N.B. trailing . ==> null type -down_logical_name_not_likely:[the]garden.path pathify -/down_logical_name_not_likely/the/garden/path. pathify # N.B. trailing . ==> null type -/down_logical_name_not_likely/the/garden.path pathify -down_logical_name_not_likely:[the.garden]path.dir;2 pathify #N.B. ;2 -__path pathify __path/ -/down_logical_name_not_likely/the/garden/. pathify /down_logical_name_not_likely/the/garden/./ -/down_logical_name_not_likely/the/garden/.. pathify /down_logical_name_not_likely/the/garden/../ -/down_logical_name_not_likely/the/garden/... pathify /down_logical_name_not_likely/the/garden/.../ -path.notdir pathify +__down_:[__the_.__garden_]__path_.dir;1 pathify __down_:[__the_.__garden_.__path_] +[.__down_.__the_.__garden_]__path_.dir pathify [.__down_.__the_.__garden_.__path_] +/__down_/__the_/__garden_/__path_.dir pathify /__down_/__the_/__garden_/__path_/ +__down_/__the_/__garden_/__path_.dir pathify __down_/__the_/__garden_/__path_/ +__down_:[__the_.__garden_]__path_ pathify __down_:[__the_.__garden_.__path_] +__down_:[__the_.__garden_]__path_. pathify # N.B. trailing . ==> null type +__down_:[__the_]__garden_.__path_ pathify +/__down_/__the_/__garden_/__path_. pathify # N.B. trailing . ==> null type +/__down_/__the_/__garden_.__path_ pathify +__down_:[__the_.__garden_]__path_.dir;2 pathify #N.B. ;2 +__path_ pathify __path_/ +/__down_/__the_/__garden_/. pathify /__down_/__the_/__garden_/./ +/__down_/__the_/__garden_/.. pathify /__down_/__the_/__garden_/../ +/__down_/__the_/__garden_/... pathify /__down_/__the_/__garden_/.../ +__path_.notdir pathify # Both VMS/Unix and file/path conversions -down_logical_name_not_likely:[the.garden]path.dir;1 unixpath /down_logical_name_not_likely/the/garden/path/ -/down_logical_name_not_likely/the/garden/path vmspath down_logical_name_not_likely:[the.garden.path] -down_logical_name_not_likely:[the.garden.path] unixpath /down_logical_name_not_likely/the/garden/path/ -down_logical_name_not_likely:[the.garden.path...] unixpath /down_logical_name_not_likely/the/garden/path/.../ -/down_logical_name_not_likely/the/garden/path.dir vmspath down_logical_name_not_likely:[the.garden.path] -[.down_logical_name_not_likely.the.garden]path.dir unixpath down_logical_name_not_likely/the/garden/path/ -down_logical_name_not_likely/the/garden/path vmspath [.down_logical_name_not_likely.the.garden.path] -__path vmspath [.__path] +__down_:[__the_.__garden_]__path_.dir;1 unixpath /__down_/__the_/__garden_/__path_/ +/__down_/__the_/__garden_/__path_ vmspath __down_:[__the_.__garden_.__path_] +__down_:[__the_.__garden_.__path_] unixpath /__down_/__the_/__garden_/__path_/ +__down_:[__the_.__garden_.__path_...] unixpath /__down_/__the_/__garden_/__path_/.../ +/__down_/__the_/__garden_/__path_.dir vmspath __down_:[__the_.__garden_.__path_] +[.__down_.__the_.__garden_]__path_.dir unixpath __down_/__the_/__garden_/__path_/ +__down_/__the_/__garden_/__path_ vmspath [.__down_.__the_.__garden_.__path_] +__path_ vmspath [.__path_] / vmspath sys$disk:[000000] # Redundant characters in Unix paths -//some_logical_name_not_likely/where//over/../the.rainbow vmsify some_logical_name_not_likely:[where]the.rainbow -/some_logical_name_not_likely/where//over/./the.rainbow vmsify some_logical_name_not_likely:[where.over]the.rainbow +//__some_/__where_//__over_/../__the_.__rainbow_ vmsify __some_:[__where_]__the_.__rainbow_ +/__some_/__where_//__over_/./__the_.__rainbow_ vmsify __some_:[__where_.__over_]__the_.__rainbow_ ..//../ vmspath [--] ./././ vmspath [] ./../. vmsify [-] + +# Our override of File::Spec->canonpath can do some strange things +__dev:[__dir.000000]__foo File::Spec->canonpath __dev:[__dir]__foo +__dev:[__dir.][000000]__foo File::Spec->canonpath __dev:[__dir]__foo [END OF PATCH]Thread Next