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| author | jms@mathras.comcast.net <jms@mathras.comcast.net> | 2005-05-17 10:40:08 +0000 |
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| committer | Rafael Garcia-Suarez <rgarciasuarez@gmail.com> | 2005-11-10 14:26:12 +0000 |
| commit | bc0bedcc9a054d550e68cd3ebd606b073b4151f7 (patch) | |
| tree | 0e0a12425d1cbcee4ab2cd7f5a90adb147f8e286 /lib | |
| parent | 355d3743e65e97364accabb20981fd9938de341c (diff) | |
| download | perl-bc0bedcc9a054d550e68cd3ebd606b073b4151f7.tar.gz | |
[perl #35847] File::Find not performing as documented
From: "jms@mathras.comcast.net (via RT)" <perlbug-followup@perl.org>
Message-ID: <rt-3.0.11-35847-113088.7.09182163210095@perl.org>
p4raw-id: //depot/perl@26076
Diffstat (limited to 'lib')
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/File/Find.pm | 7 |
1 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/lib/File/Find.pm b/lib/File/Find.pm index b481fd8ee6..e41c2418cf 100644 --- a/lib/File/Find.pm +++ b/lib/File/Find.pm @@ -120,8 +120,11 @@ If either I<follow> or I<follow_fast> is in effect: =item * -It is guaranteed that an I<lstat> has been called before the user's -C<wanted()> function is called. This enables fast file checks involving S< _>. +Previous versions of File::Find were guaranteed to call an I<lstat> +before the user's C<wanted()> function was called, but this is no +longer the case. Since this depends on C<$File::Find::dont_use_nlink>, $^O, +and other factors, fast file checks involving C<_> are not recommended +unless C<wanted()> calls I<lstat> first. =item * |