# Some shared sub routines
#
# Author: Patrick Canterino <patrick@patshaping.de>
-# Last modified: 2005-07-23
+# Last modified: 2008-04-25
#
use strict;
# Check if the path is above the root directory
return if(index($path,$root) != 0);
+ return if(substr($path,length($root)) && not File::Spec->file_name_is_absolute(substr($path,length($root))));
# Create short path name
{
my ($pattern,$string) = @_;
+ return 1 if($pattern eq '*');
+
# The following part is stolen from File::DosGlob
# escape regex metachars but not glob chars