RE: [PHP-DEV] Re: PHP 4.0 Bug #6999 Updated: dirname() returns em pty string for "/foo/"

>I don't know either. I've checked C implementation of dirname() >on NetBSD and it returns "/", as does dirname(1). dirname(1) on >Solaris prints "/", too. So the POSIX.2 correct answer is >probably to return "/". If I check the manpage it says 'dirname - strip non-directory suffix from file name' The problem is that it isn't getting a filename, but a directory-name instead. The function doesn't actually do any checking for file or directory. I still think it should return /foo, since that is the expected returnvalue of a function named 'dirname'. On the other hand I can understand returning / as well, so useers of dirname won't be confused when they switch C/PHP... On thing: document it properly! Cheerio, Marc.