in reply to Perl API that emulates mkdir -p on unix?

what's wrong with ... 
system( "mkdir -p $dirname" );

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Re^2: Perl API that emulates mkdir -p on unix?
by wolv (Pilgrim) on Jun 13, 2004 at 22:52 UTC
    What about platforms that do not have mkdir? Why rely on external tools at all? That just creates a useless dependency that can't be satisfied on all platforms.
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