OpenEuphoria

Re: Include dir as built-in function

• Posted by CChris <christian.cuvier at agricul?ur?.gouv.fr> Apr 29, 2008
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Michael J. Sabal wrote:
> 
> Marco Achury wrote:
> > 
> > 
> > There are some some simple 
> > functions at file.e, I thing 
> > may be included as built-in, 
> > they are simple calls to 
> > machine procedure:
> > 
> > dir()
> > current_dir()
> > chdir()
> > check_break()
> > 
> > Also will be great to have:
> > copy_file()
> > ren_file()
> > mv_file()
> > 
> > In the Archive there is a code 
> > from AKU to make these things 
> > at Windows.
> > 
> > 
> > +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
> > Marco A. Achury
> > Caracas, Venezuela
> 
> No, no, no.  Keep the core minimal.  File manipulation routines should be
> an include file, as it is now.  By all means improve the cross-platform
> compatibility, but keep anything that doesn't absolutely need to be part of
> the core out of it.  That's one of the key points that makes Euphoria 
> different and better than other languages.

And less easy to use.

CChris