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diff --git a/contrib/perl5/lib/abbrev.pl b/contrib/perl5/lib/abbrev.pl deleted file mode 100644 index c505a6f..0000000 --- a/contrib/perl5/lib/abbrev.pl +++ /dev/null @@ -1,43 +0,0 @@ -;# Usage: -;# %foo = (); -;# &abbrev(*foo,LIST); -;# ... -;# $long = $foo{$short}; - -# -# This library is no longer being maintained, and is included for backward -# compatibility with Perl 4 programs which may require it. -# -# In particular, this should not be used as an example of modern Perl -# programming techniques. -# -# Suggested alternative: Text::Abbrev -# - -package abbrev; - -sub main'abbrev { - local(*domain) = @_; - shift(@_); - @cmp = @_; - local($[) = 0; - foreach $name (@_) { - @extra = split(//,$name); - $abbrev = shift(@extra); - $len = 1; - foreach $cmp (@cmp) { - next if $cmp eq $name; - while (@extra && substr($cmp,0,$len) eq $abbrev) { - $abbrev .= shift(@extra); - ++$len; - } - } - $domain{$abbrev} = $name; - while ($#extra >= 0) { - $abbrev .= shift(@extra); - $domain{$abbrev} = $name; - } - } -} - -1; |