On Feb 9, 2010, at 4:58 PM, Andrew Brampton wrote: > On Wed, Feb 10, 2010 at 12:51 AM, Garrett Cooper <yanef...@gmail.com> wrote: >> fnmatch is for matching filenames... I think there's a better way to >> do it with globs, but I'll have to take a quick peek at python's glob module >> so I don't reinvent the wheel (using fnmatch(3) // glob(3) to string match >> seems kind of stupid to do...). >> > > I think fnmatch() is used to match filenames but reading its > documentation I don't see why it has to be used only for filenames. It > takes a pattern and a string and returns true if they match. Having a > quick look in the FreeBSD source it is used in a few non-filesystem > places, for example, contrib/binutils/ld/ldlang.c to match section > names, sys/netinet/ipfw/ip_fw2.c to match interface names. I'm sure > there are other examples. However, if you can find a better suited > function then sure, I just don't like reinventing the wheel, even if > this wheel is the wrong colour ;)
Ok.. is it the preferred bicycle wheel to equip our motorcycle with then :]? If so I'll whip up the change in a few hours after $JOB is done. Thanks! -Garrett_______________________________________________ freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hackers To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-hackers-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
