Re: There are still bugs in dirname(3) (glibc 2.2.3.pre1)

[Michael Kerrisk]

> "Michael Kerrisk" <address@hidden> writes:
> 
> > Thanks for your note.  But,I'm not sure whether this is true And am open
> > to correction!).
> 
> The // behavior is specified elsewhere.  It provides an escape
> mechanisms for some systems and must be preserved.

Thanks for the info.  Can you tell me where this is specified - I'm 
curious to know.

Thanks

Michael
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