* \author Ruurd A. Reitsma
*
* Full author contact details are available in file CREDITS.
+ *
+ * wrap OS-specific stuff
*/
#ifndef OS_H
#define OS_H
-#include "LString.h"
+#include <string>
+
-/// wrap OS specific stuff
namespace lyx {
namespace support {
namespace os {
};
// do some work just once
-void init(int * argc, char ** argv[]);
+void init(int argc, char * argv[]);
// returns path of LyX binary
-string binpath();
+std::string const & binpath();
// returns name of LyX binary
-string binname();
+std::string const & binname();
//
-void setTmpDir(string const & p);
+void setTmpDir(std::string const & p);
//
-string getTmpDir();
+std::string const & getTmpDir();
+// Returns the user's home directory ($HOME in the unix world).
+std::string const & homepath();
+// Returns the name of the NULL device (/dev/null, null).
+std::string const & nulldev();
//
-string current_root();
+std::string current_root();
//
shell_type shell();
// DBCS aware!
-string::size_type common_path(string const & p1, string const & p2);
-// no-op on UNIX, '\\'->'/' on OS/2 and Win32, ':'->'/' on MacOS, etc.
-string slashify_path(string const & p);
-// converts a host OS path to unix style
-string external_path(string const & p);
-// converts a unix path to host OS style
-string internal_path(string const & p);
+std::string::size_type common_path(std::string const & p1, std::string const & p2);
+// Converts a unix style path to host OS style.
+std::string external_path(std::string const & p);
+// Converts a host OS style path to unix style.
+std::string internal_path(std::string const & p);
// is path absolute?
-bool is_absolute_path(string const & p);
+bool is_absolute_path(std::string const & p);
// returns a string suitable to be passed to popen when
// same for popen().
char const * popen_read_mode();
//
-void warn(string const & mesg);
+void warn(std::string const & mesg);
} // namespace os
} // namespace support