Re: Ada.Directories

[Robert A Duff <bobduff@shell01.TheWorld.com>]

Kilgallen@SpamCop.net (Larry Kilgallen) writes:

> In article <ffkdem$1oe$1@infosun2.rus.uni-stuttgart.de>, Peter Hermann <ica2ph@lucky.ihr.uni-stuttgart.de> writes:
>> Adam Beneschan <adam@irvine.com> wrote:
>>> Maybe the GNAT folks can add a subpackage of Ada.Directories that
>> 
>> maybe there exists some code for
>> standardized portable handling of path strings?
>
> I doubt it.  Handle this:
>
> 	SYS$SYSTEM:SECURITY.AUDIT$JOURNAL;-1
>
> Typically SYS$SYSTEM is a logical name pointing to a rooted directory,
> but there have been cases where particular customers have made it a
> triple-rooted directory rather than single.  The only reliable way to
> figure out what is going on is to call the appropriate VMS system servce.

What's a triple-rooted directory?

Common Lisp has pretty good support for mostly-portable handling of path
names.  It includes support for VMS, if I remember correctly.

- Bob