Re^2: Weird File::Basename::basename (yes, but)

On the importance of this bug: In a way "./" is the neutral element in pathes in the sense of adding it anywhere in the path does not change anything (except in the middle of a name obviously).

One exception springs to mind: When executing a command it does make a difference whether to say

system("somecommand");    # or
system("./somecommand");
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Whether or not this can happen due to the usage of basename('') in any practical example I am not sure.

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Re^3: Weird File::Basename::basename (yes, but) by Anonymous Monk on Mar 26, 2013 at 16:42 UTC
When executing a command it does make a difference whether to say "foo" or "./foo" not on cmd.exe, cwd is first place searched :) spec/basename are useful, but they're kinda low-level, I prefer abstractions like Path::Class and Badger::Filesystem and absolute paths, so file( ... )->absolute	[reply]