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==NAME==
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'''EPrints::Platform''' - handles platform specific code.
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==DESCRIPTION==
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When you call a method in this class, it is sent to the appropriate EPrints::Platform::xxx module. Usually this is  EPrints::Platform::Unix
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Which module is used is configured by the {platform} setting in SystemSettings.pm
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===chmod( MODE, @filelist )===
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Change the access control on files listed in @filelist to MODE.
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===chown( $uid, $gid, @filelist )===
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Change the user and group on files listed in @filelist to $uid and $gid. $uid and $gid are as returned by {{API:PodLink|file=getpwnam|package_name=getpwnam|section=|text=getpwnam}} (usually numeric).
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===getpwnam( $user )===
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Return the login-name, password crypt, uid and gid for user $user.
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===getpwnam( $user )===
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Return the login-name, password crypt, uid and gid for user $user.
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===test_uid()===
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Test whether the current user is the same that is configured in SystemSettings.
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===mkdir( $path, MODE )===
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Create a directory $path (including parent directories as necessary) set to mode MODE. If MODE is undefined defaults to dir_perms in SystemSettings.
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===exec()===
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Executes certain named tasks, which were once (and may be) handled by external binaries. This allows a per-platform solution to each task. (example is unpacking a .tar.gz file).
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===$rc = read_perl_script( $repository, $filename, @args )===
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Executes Perl with @args, including the current EPrints library path. Writes output from the script to $filename (errors and stdout).
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===get_hash_name()===
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Returns the last part of the filename of the hashfile for a document. (yes, it's a bad function name.)
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===free_space( $dir )===
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Return the amount of free space (in bytes) available at $dir. $dir may contain a drive (C:) on Windows platforms.
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Revision as of 13:21, 25 February 2010

EPrints 3 Reference: Directory Structure - Metadata Fields - Repository Configuration - XML Config Files - XML Export Format - EPrints data structure - Core API - Data Objects


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NAME

EPrints::Platform - handles platform specific code.

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DESCRIPTION

When you call a method in this class, it is sent to the appropriate EPrints::Platform::xxx module. Usually this is EPrints::Platform::Unix

Which module is used is configured by the {platform} setting in SystemSettings.pm

All file and directory names are absolute and joined by the Unix file separator character '/'.

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chmod( MODE, @filelist )

Change the access control on files listed in @filelist to MODE.

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chown( $uid, $gid, @filelist )

Change the user and group on files listed in @filelist to $uid and $gid. $uid and $gid are as returned by getpwnam (usually numeric).

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getpwnam( $user )

Return the login-name, password crypt, uid and gid for user $user.

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getpwnam( $user )

Return the login-name, password crypt, uid and gid for user $user.

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test_uid()

Test whether the current user is the same that is configured in SystemSettings.

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mkdir( $path, MODE )

Create a directory $path (including parent directories as necessary) set to mode MODE. If MODE is undefined defaults to dir_perms in SystemSettings.

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exec()

Executes certain named tasks, which were once (and may be) handled by external binaries. This allows a per-platform solution to each task. (example is unpacking a .tar.gz file).

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$rc = read_perl_script( $repository, $filename, @args )

Executes Perl with @args, including the current EPrints library path. Writes output from the script to $filename (errors and stdout).

Returns 0 on success.

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get_hash_name()

Returns the last part of the filename of the hashfile for a document. (yes, it's a bad function name.)

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free_space( $dir )

Return the amount of free space (in bytes) available at $dir. $dir may contain a drive (C:) on Windows platforms.

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$bool = proc_exists( $pid )

Returns true if a process exists using id $pid.

Returns undef if process identification is unsupported.

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