[Tcl-bugs] [ tcl-Bugs-931823 ] Tcl_FSPathSeparator() inconsistency

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Bugs item #931823, was opened at 2004-04-08 11:51
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Category: 36. File System
Group: development: 8.5a2
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 5
Submitted By: Don Porter (dgp)
Assigned to: Vince Darley (vincentdarley)
Summary: Tcl_FSPathSeparator() inconsistency

Initial Comment:

If a Tcl_Filesystem does not define
a Tcl_FSFilesystemSeparatorProc
then all internal parts of the core
forgive that and assume a separator
of "/" for the filesystem.  That seems
fine.

However, the result of Tcl_FSPathSeparator()
on a path in such a filesystem does not
agree.  It will return NULL, which accurately
reflects that the filesystem has left its separator
undefined, but doesn't accurately reflect what
the core will use as a separator on that path.

I think it would be better for Tcl_FSPathSeparator()
to fill in the "/" default.  A nice side effect is that
this would make the definition of a
Tcl_FSFilesystemSeparatorProc truly
optional for most filesystems.

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