Glob bug report

From: David Abrahams (david.abrahams_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-03-27 12:53:06

FYI...
----- Original Message -----
From: "Niklaus Giger" <n.giger_at_[hidden]>
To: <jamming_at_[hidden]>
Sent: Wednesday, March 27, 2002 4:43 AM
Subject: [jamming] re: jam2.4, release candidate 1, now available

> Thank you very much for you effort.
>
> I compiled and installed jam 2.4rc1 without any problem on my
WindowsNT
> cygwin
> system.
>
> The new function glob does not work as epected:
>
> I add the following to lines to the jamfile and calling ./jam0
>
> echo Glob1 [ Glob . : jam*.c ] ;
> echo Glob2 [ Glob . : *.c ] ;
>
> Then I called ./jam0 and got the following results
> $ ./jam0
> Glob1
> Glob2 ./builtins.c ./command.c ./compile.c ./execmac.c ./execunix.c
> ./execvms.c
> ./expand.c ./filemac.c ./filent.c ./fileos2.c ./fileunix.c ./filevms.c
> ./glob.c
> ./hash.c ./headers.c ./jam.c ./jambase.c ./jamgram.c ./lists.c
./make.c
> ./make1.
> c ./mkjambase.c ./newstr.c ./option.c ./parse.c ./pathmac.c
> ./pathunix.c ./pathv
> ms.c ./regexp.c ./rules.c ./scan.c ./search.c ./timestamp.c
> ./variable.c
> ...found 161 target(s)...
>
> ng_at_WS1092 /cygdrive/e/jam/2_4_rc1
>
> I expected the following output for Glob1
> Glob1 ./jam.c ./jambase.c ./jamgram.c
>
> Is this a bug or a intended behaviour?
>
> My workaround is:
> echo Glob3 [ Glob . : ./jam*.c ]
>
> Regards
>
> Niklaus Giger
> Netstal Maschinen AG
> CH-8752 Naefels
> [phone]
> E-Mail: n.giger_at_[hidden]
>