Describe the possibility of using comments in configuration files

[devedit.git] / modules / File / Access.pm

diff --git a/modules/File/Access.pm b/modules/File/Access.pm
index 31377d9f55438ead8802f2cdffbe34dcc856a6b4..70a1c04a33257c53b0f2e9b3c588f202f441d8dd 100644 (file)
--- a/modules/File/Access.pm
+++ b/modules/File/Access.pm
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@ package File::Access;
 #
 # Dev-Editor - Module File::Access
 #
-# Some simple routines for doing things with files
-# with only one command
+# Some simple routines for doing things with files by
+# using only one command
 #
 # Author:        Patrick Canterino <patrick@patshaping.de>
-# Last modified: 2004-12-17
+# Last modified: 2005-04-09
 #
 
 use strict;
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ use base qw(Exporter);
              file_lock
              file_read
              file_save
-             file_unlock
 
              LOCK_SH
              LOCK_EX
@@ -46,7 +45,7 @@ $has_flock = eval { local $SIG{'__DIE__'}; flock(STDOUT,0); 1 };
 # Params: Directory
 #
 # Return: Hash reference: dirs  => directories
-#                         files => files
+#                         files => files and symbolic links
 
 sub dir_read($)
 {
@@ -70,9 +69,9 @@ sub dir_read($)
 
  foreach my $entry(@entries)
  {
-  next if($entry eq "." || $entry eq "..");
+  next if($entry eq '.' || $entry eq '..');
 
-  if(-d $dir."/".$entry)
+  if(-d $dir.'/'.$entry && not -l $dir.'/'.$entry)
   {
    push(@dirs,$entry);
   }
@@ -134,21 +133,23 @@ sub file_lock(*$)
 #
 # Read out a file completely
 #
-# Params: File
+# Params: 1. File
+#         2. true  => open in binary mode
+#            false => open in normal mode (default)
 #
 # Return: Contents of the file (Scalar Reference)
 
-sub file_read($)
+sub file_read($;$)
 {
- my $file = shift;
+ my ($file,$binary) = @_;
  local *FILE;
 
  sysopen(FILE,$file,O_RDONLY) or return;
  file_lock(FILE,LOCK_SH)      or do { close(FILE); return };
+ binmode(FILE) if($binary);
 
  read(FILE, my $content, -s $file);
 
- file_lock(FILE,LOCK_UN)      or do { close(FILE); return };
  close(FILE)                  or return;
 
  return \$content;
@@ -176,31 +177,11 @@ sub file_save($$;$)
 
  print FILE $$content                             or do { close(FILE); return };
 
- file_lock(FILE,LOCK_UN)                          or do { close(FILE); return };
  close(FILE)                                      or return;
 
  return 1;
 }
 
-# file_unlock()
-#
-# Remove a file from the list of files in use
-#
-# Params: 1. File::UseList object
-#         2. File to remove
-#
-# Return: -nothing-
-
-sub file_unlock($$)
-{
- my ($uselist,$file) = @_;
-
- $uselist->remove_file($file);
- $uselist->save;
-
- return;
-}
-
 # it's true, baby ;-)
 
 1;