From: Vladimir Prus (ghost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-01-08 08:11:10
Vladimir Prus wrote:
> David Abrahams wrote:
> > I've not looked at your implementation, but I still think a rule which
> > takes a single directory name and returns all the filenames in that
> > directory would be a better way to go. Just as powerful, ultimately, and
> > simpler source code.
>
> This is valid observation. However, many will find shell-style globbing
> much more convenient than using regexps. How this problem should be
> addressed, in your opinion?
We could have used 'switch' to filter names based on wildcards, but, alas,
case label seems to be interpreted as literal string.
- Volodya