in reply to Re^12: Darwin and File::HomeDir
in thread Darwin and File::HomeDir

Because changes to File::HomeDir would cause those limitations.

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Re^14: Darwin and File::HomeDir
by Anonymous Monk on May 22, 2011 at 16:09 UTC
    Because changes to File::HomeDir would cause those limitations.

    Does not follow.

      The poster to which I replied implied that File::HomeDir shouldn't return paths with spaces (since he said not changing it would be backwards).
        The poster to which I replied implied that File::HomeDir shouldn't return paths with spaces (since he said not changing it would be backwards).

        Um, no. Let me quote my post for you

        You could suggest a documentation update to File::HomeDir that highlights the fact that it's common for path with spaces to be returned.

        Seems backwards to me. cpan has for a long time been broken with regards to spaces in paths, and it is a known issue. I doubt a patch to File::HomeDir documentation is going to have an impact.

        Hmm, after thinking about it, such a warning actually sounds quite stupid , along the lines of warning: an integer can be a negative number :/

        Where did i say not changing the documentation would be backwards?