// -*- C++ -*-
/* This file is part of
 * ====================================================== 
 * 
 *           LyX, The Document Processor
 *        
 *           Copyright 1995 Matthias Ettrich
 *           Copyright 1995-2001 The LyX Team.
 *
 * ====================================================== */

#ifndef LYX_LIB_H
#define LYX_LIB_H

#include "LString.h"

// Where can I put this?  I found the occurence of the same code
// three/four times. Don't you think it better to use a macro definition
// (an inlined member of some class)?

// Use a namespace if we can, a struct otherwise
namespace lyx {

///
string const getcwd();
///
int chdir(string const & name);
/// Returns false if it fails
bool rename(string const & from, string const & to);
/// Returns false it it fails
bool copy(string const & from, string const & to);
/// generates a checksum
unsigned long sum(string const & file);
/// returns a date string (not used currently)
char * date(); 
/// returns the name of the user (not used currently)
string const getUserName();
///
int kill(int pid, int sig);
///
void abort();
///
int mkdir(string const & pathname, unsigned long int mode);
///
int putenv(char const * str);
///
int unlink(string const & file);
///
int rmdir(string const & file);
///
int atoi(string const & nstr);
///
string const tempName(string const & dir = string(),
		      string const & mask = string());

} // namespace lyx
#endif /* LYX_LIB_H */