missing chdir / curdir and updir aren't always '.' and '..' ( File::Spec->curdir )

[ghost]

It would be nice if path( $dir )->chdir worked and threw exception if chdir failed (its like autodie)

otoh, you have hardcoded '.' and '..' in sub children , but for portability, you should probably use File::Spec->curdir and File::Spec->updir, because on some systems they aren't '.' and '..' like File::Spec::VMS and File::Spec::Mac

hmm, so how to get '.'
path( File::Spec->curdir ) is kinda lettery
path( ['curdir'] )
path( ['.'] )
path( \'.' )
path( \'..' )

Thanks

[dagolden]

If I understand correctly, you want $path->chdir for the exception on failure? Rather than:

use autodie;
chdir $path;

I've tried to avoid replicating all the built-in functions when there isn't additional functionality (or simplicity) to be gained from it. I'll think about it. (Actually, I'll open a separate ticket for it: #82)

Path::Tiny isn't intended to be maximally portable -- and is documented so. It attempts to use File::Spec as little as possible due to the overhead of it, so it will continue using "." and "..". I'm going to close this ticket, but I'll leave the new chdir one open for consideration.