[Haskell-cafe] ANN: FileManip 0.1, an expressive filemanipulationlibrary

[Bryan O'Sullivan]

Claus Reinke wrote:

> if i wanted to use that library 
> for
> anything i want to distribute, my only chance to avoid the source 
> re-distribution
> and advertising clauses would be dynamic linking

I believe that the magical protective properties of dynamic linking 
amount to no more than folklore.  So you might not want to bet your 
proprietary farm on that distinction without first seeking legal advice.

> the unix dependency - it could be inherent in 
> the
> design, or an accident of the author's current platform.

Unfortunately, the standard libraries do not provide portable ways to 
check file status.  Much of what's currently in the unix library would 
in fact compile and work fine on Windows, and could usefully be moved 
from unix to a more portable posix library.

Regarding your soapbox, the FileManip library uses Neil Mitchell's new 
filepath library for precisely the purpose of portable file name handling.

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