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[devedit.git] / modules / Tool.pm

diff --git a/modules/Tool.pm b/modules/Tool.pm
index d39c4773a9d6cc7fdb922c627cb82df40fddd6b7..8d578efb55547b0a04e12fb00fe88436e4c67a2a 100644 (file)
--- a/modules/Tool.pm
+++ b/modules/Tool.pm
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ package Tool;
 # Some shared sub routines
 #
 # Author:        Patrick Canterino <patshaping@gmx.net>
-# Last modified: 2004-07-30
+# Last modified: 2004-11-04
 #
 
 use strict;
@@ -56,21 +56,13 @@ sub check_path($$)
  $path =~ s!^/{1}!!;
  $path = $root."/".$path;
 
- unless(-d $path)
- {
-  # The path points to a file
-  # We have to extract the directory name and create the absolute path
+ # We extract the last part of the path and create the absolute path
 
-  my $dir  = upper_path($path);
-  my $file = file_name($path);
+ my $first = upper_path($path);
+ my $last  = file_name($path);
 
-  $dir  = abs_path($dir);
-  $path = $dir."/".$file;
- }
- else
- {
-  $path = abs_path($path);
- }
+ $first = abs_path($first);
+ $path  = $first."/".$last;
 
  $path = File::Spec->canonpath($path);
 
@@ -204,13 +196,12 @@ sub file_name($)
 
 # mode_string()
 #
-# Convert a binary file mode string into a human
-# readable string (rwxr-x-r-x)
-# (also supports SetUID, SetGID and Sticky Bits)
+# Convert a file mode number into a human readable string (rwxr-x-r-x)
+# (also supports SetUID, SetGID and Sticky Bit)
 #
-# Params: Binary file mode string
+# Params: File mode number
 #
-# Return: Humand readable mode string
+# Return: Human readable mode string
 
 sub mode_string($)
 {