NAME

       File::Spec::Native - Use native OS implementation of File::Spec from a subclass

VERSION

       version 1.003

SYNOPSIS

         # This serves little purpose on its own but can be useful in some situations

         # For example:
         use Path::Class 0.24;

         # convert foreign file type into native type
         # without having to know what the current OS is
         foreign_file(Win32 => $win32_path)->as_foreign("Native");

         # or to build a file-spec dynamically (possibly taking the type from input):
         my $type = get_requested_file_spec(); # can return "Native"
         foreign_file($type => $file_path);

         # having $type be "Native" is an alternative to having to do:
         my $file = $type ? foreign_file($type, $file_path) : file($file_path);

DESCRIPTION

       This module is a stupid hack to make the default File::Spec behavior available from a
       subclass.  This can be useful when using another module that expects a subclass of
       File::Spec but you want to use the current, native OS format (automatically detected by
       File::Spec).

       For example: "as_foreign" in Path::Class (as of version 0.24) allows you to translate a
       Path::Class object from one OS format to another.  However, there is no way to specify
       that you want to translate the path into the current, native OS format without guessing at
       what that format is (which may include peeking into @File::Spec::ISA).

       This module @ISA File::Spec.

SEE ALSO

       •   File::Spec

       •   Path::Class

       •   <https://rt.cpan.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=49721>

SUPPORT

   Perldoc
       You can find documentation for this module with the perldoc command.

         perldoc File::Spec::Native

   Websites
       The following websites have more information about this module, and may be of help to you.
       As always, in addition to those websites please use your favorite search engine to
       discover more resources.

       •   Search CPAN

           The default CPAN search engine, useful to view POD in HTML format.

           http://search.cpan.org/dist/File-Spec-Native <http://search.cpan.org/dist/File-Spec-
           Native>

       •   RT: CPAN's Bug Tracker

           The RT ( Request Tracker ) website is the default bug/issue tracking system for CPAN.

           http://rt.cpan.org/NoAuth/Bugs.html?Dist=File-Spec-Native
           <http://rt.cpan.org/NoAuth/Bugs.html?Dist=File-Spec-Native>

       •   CPAN Ratings

           The CPAN Ratings is a website that allows community ratings and reviews of Perl
           modules.

           http://cpanratings.perl.org/d/File-Spec-Native <http://cpanratings.perl.org/d/File-
           Spec-Native>

       •   CPAN Testers

           The CPAN Testers is a network of smokers who run automated tests on uploaded CPAN
           distributions.

           http://www.cpantesters.org/distro/F/File-Spec-Native
           <http://www.cpantesters.org/distro/F/File-Spec-Native>

       •   CPAN Testers Matrix

           The CPAN Testers Matrix is a website that provides a visual overview of the test
           results for a distribution on various Perls/platforms.

           http://matrix.cpantesters.org/?dist=File-Spec-Native
           <http://matrix.cpantesters.org/?dist=File-Spec-Native>

       •   CPAN Testers Dependencies

           The CPAN Testers Dependencies is a website that shows a chart of the test results of
           all dependencies for a distribution.

           <http://deps.cpantesters.org/?module=File::Spec::Native>

   Bugs / Feature Requests
       Please report any bugs or feature requests by email to "bug-file-spec-native at
       rt.cpan.org", or through the web interface at
       http://rt.cpan.org/NoAuth/ReportBug.html?Queue=File-Spec-Native
       <http://rt.cpan.org/NoAuth/ReportBug.html?Queue=File-Spec-Native>. You will be
       automatically notified of any progress on the request by the system.

   Source Code
       http://github.com/rwstauner/File-Spec-Native <http://github.com/rwstauner/File-Spec-
       Native>

         git clone http://github.com/rwstauner/File-Spec-Native

AUTHOR

       Randy Stauner <rwstauner@cpan.org>

COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

       This software is copyright (c) 2011 by Randy Stauner.

       This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as
       the Perl 5 programming language system itself.