#! perl -w

use strict;
$|++;

sub test {
    my ($dir) = @_;
    print "test $dir\n";
    opendir DIR, $dir or die "can't open";
    my @items = readdir DIR;
    closedir DIR;
    print "   @items\n";
}

test ".";    # OK, reads the current directory 
test "/";    # OK, reads the root of the curent drive  
test "h:/"; # OK, reads h:/ 
test "c:/"; # OK, reads c:/ 

test "h:";  # BAD, reads the current directory when script in h:/somed
+ir
            # BUT OK, reads h:/ when script in c:/somedir 

test "c:";    # BAD, reads the current directory when script in c:/som
+edir
            # BUT OK, reads c:/ when script in h:/somedir

__END__

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Hi perlmonks of Windows obedience

Above script demonstrates what appears to be a bug in opendir/readdir, and also in packages that rely on it, e.g. File::Find.
In offending cases, opendir "<drive>:" from a script residing in a subdirectory of that drive opens the current directory, not the drive root directory.
This is on Win2k, AS perl 623.
My drives c: and h: happen to be partitions of the same physical disk - this might or might not be relevant.
Can anyone confirm this problem (or tell me if I'm missing something subtle)?
If confirmed, would you agree that this is a bug?

Rudif

In reply to Problem with opendir/readdir on Win2k by Rudif

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