Re: use of system to copy files in pkg.m

[Søren Hauberg]

Hi,

John W. Eaton skrev:
> If Windows provides functions to copy and move files, then I suppose
> we could implement these in C++ with separate code for Windows (but
> still using the external cp and mv programs to do the real work on
> Unixy systems).
I haven't worked on windows for years, but I do believe the windows 
people have to programs that work like "cp" and "mv", and that they are 
called "copy" and "move". These go back to the DOS days, but I think 
they still exist. So when we get a native windows version, I guess 
copyfile and movefile could be implemented by calling these functions.

But can't we simply use the function you included in your mail, and 
handle the problem when we actually have a native windows version. I'd 
hate to see the unix version being held back by the non-existing windows 
version.

Søren