[m-rev.] No predicate to change the working directory?

[Julien Fischer]

Hi Volker,

On Sat, 14 Mar 2020, Volker Wysk wrote:

> I've searched the library reference manual, thoroughly, and couldn't
> find a predicate to change the working directory. Can this be?

Apparently so ;-)  Although no-one else has complained about its
absence for the last 25 years or so ...

> I could write an interface to chdir(2) for the posix library

That would be the easiest way ahead.

> , but I think this should better go to the standard library.

In which case we would need an implementation that works across all
backends / platforms -- I think Java may have been a stumbling block for
this in the past, although it looks as though it may be possible now.

(I suggest that if it is added the standard library that
current_directory be renamed to get_current_directory.)

Julien.