4 * This file is part of LyX, the document processor.
5 * Licence details can be found in the file COPYING.
7 * \author Ruurd A. Reitsma
9 * Full author contact details are available in file CREDITS.
11 * wrap OS-specific stuff
26 UNIX, // Do we have to distinguish sh and csh?
30 // do some work just once
31 void init(int argc, char * argv[]);
32 // returns path of LyX binary
33 std::string binpath();
34 // returns name of LyX binary
35 std::string binname();
37 void setTmpDir(std::string const & p);
39 std::string getTmpDir();
41 std::string current_root();
45 std::string::size_type common_path(std::string const & p1, std::string const & p2);
46 // no-op on UNIX, '\\'->'/' on OS/2 and Win32, ':'->'/' on MacOS, etc.
47 std::string slashify_path(std::string const & p);
48 // Converts a unix style path to host OS style.
49 std::string external_path(std::string const & p);
50 // Converts a host OS style path to unix style.
51 std::string internal_path(std::string const & p);
53 bool is_absolute_path(std::string const & p);
54 // returns a string suitable to be passed to popen when
56 char const * popen_read_mode();
58 void warn(std::string const & mesg);
61 } // namespace support