From 7897c609d415e2362b8c42c3b918a7ebcb5c4bda Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: pcanterino <>
Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2005 18:21:58 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 1/1] file_read() is now able to open a file in binary mode
 (maybe we will need it)

---
 modules/File/Access.pm | 11 +++++++----
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/modules/File/Access.pm b/modules/File/Access.pm
index 4fa468d..d892ed8 100644
--- a/modules/File/Access.pm
+++ b/modules/File/Access.pm
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ package File::Access;
 # using only one command
 #
 # Author:        Patrick Canterino <patrick@patshaping.de>
-# Last modified: 2005-01-06
+# Last modified: 2005-02-09
 #
 
 use strict;
@@ -134,17 +134,20 @@ 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);
 
-- 
2.34.1