note

	description:
		"The objects available from the operating system";

	status: "See notice at end of class";
	date: "$Date$";
	revision: "$Revision$"


class OPERATING_ENVIRONMENT

feature

	Directory_separator: CHARACTER
			-- Character used to separate subdirectories in a path name on this platform.
			--| To build portable path names, use PATH_NAME and its descendants.
		once
			Result := c_dir_separator
		end

	Current_directory_name_representation: STRING
			-- Representation of the current directory
		once
			Result := eif_current_dir_representation
		end

	home_directory_supported: BOOLEAN
			-- Is the notion of home directory supported on this platform?
		external
			"C | %"eif_path_name.h%""
		alias
			"eif_home_dir_supported"
		end

	root_directory_supported: BOOLEAN
			-- Is the notion of root directory supported on this platform?
		external
			"C | %"eif_path_name.h%""
		alias
			"eif_root_dir_supported"
		end

	case_sensitive_path_names: BOOLEAN
			-- Are path names case sensitive?
		external
			"C | %"eif_path_name.h%""
		alias
			"eif_case_sensitive_path_names"
		end

feature {NONE} -- Implementation

	c_dir_separator: CHARACTER
		external
			"C | %"eif_dir.h%""
		alias
			"eif_dir_separator"
		end

	eif_current_dir_representation: STRING
		external
			"C | %"eif_path_name.h%""
		end

end -- class OPERATING_ENVIRONMENT

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