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+// pathsearch.h                                           -*- C++ -*-
+/*
+
+Copyright (C) 1996 John W. Eaton
+
+This file is part of Octave.
+
+Octave is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the
+Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option) any
+later version.
+
+Octave is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+along with Octave; see the file COPYING.  If not, write to the Free
+Software Foundation, 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA.
+
+*/
+
+#if !defined (octave_pathsearch_h)
+#define octave_pathsearch_h 1
+
+#include <string>
+
+#include "str-vec.h"
+
+class
+dir_path
+{
+public:
+
+  dir_path (const string& s = string ()) : p (s), initialized (false)
+    {
+      if (! p.empty ())
+	init ();
+    }
+
+  dir_path (const dir_path& dp)
+    : p (dp.p), initialized (dp.initialized), pv (dp.pv) { }
+
+  dir_path& operator = (const dir_path& dp)
+    {
+      p = dp.p;
+      initialized = dp.initialized;
+      pv = dp.pv;
+      return *this;
+    }
+
+  ~dir_path (void) { }
+
+  void set (const string& s)
+    {
+      initialized = false;
+      p = s;
+      init ();
+    }
+
+  string_vector elements (void);
+  string_vector all_directories (void);
+
+  string find_first (const string&);
+  string find (const string& nm) { return find_first (nm); }
+
+  string_vector find_all (const string&);
+
+private:
+
+  // The colon separated list.
+  string p;
+
+  // TRUE means we've unpacked p.
+  bool initialized;
+
+  // The elements of the list.
+  string_vector pv;
+
+  // TRUE means we've set the global value of kpathsea_debug.
+  static bool kpathsea_debug_initialized;
+
+  void init (void);
+};
+
+#endif
+
+/*
+;;; Local Variables: ***
+;;; mode: C++ ***
+;;; page-delimiter: "^/\\*" ***
+;;; End: ***
+*/