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4e39aa42
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Date :
2011-09-11T21:56:17
doc: Update regarding MSVC 9. * doc/gnulib-intro.texi (Target Platforms): Classify MSVC as "rarely tested". * doc/posix-functions/*.texi: Update with info about MSVC 9. * doc/posix-headers/*.texi: Likewise. * doc/pastposix-functions/*.texi: Likewise. * doc/glibc-functions/*.texi: Likewise. * doc/glibc-headers/*.texi: Likewise.
@node dirname
@section @code{dirname}
@findex dirname
POSIX specification:@* @url{http://www.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/functions/dirname.html}
Gnulib module: ---
Portability problems fixed by Gnulib:
@itemize
@end itemize
Portability problems not fixed by Gnulib:
@itemize
@item
This function is missing on some platforms:
IRIX 6.5, Solaris 2.5.1, mingw, MSVC 9, BeOS.
@item
@code{dirname} assumes file names in POSIX syntax; it does not work with file
names in Windows syntax.
@end itemize
The Gnulib module @code{dirname} provides similar API that also works with
Windows file names.