--- a/liboctave/ChangeLog	Wed Oct 25 23:45:16 2006 +0000
+++ b/liboctave/ChangeLog	Thu Oct 26 00:32:53 2006 +0000
@@ -2,13 +2,16 @@
 
 	* Sparse.cc (assign): Clear lhs index after error.
 
-2006-10-24  David Bateman  <dbateman@free.fr>
+2006-10-25  David Bateman  <dbateman@free.fr>
 
 	* Sparse.cc (assign (Sparse<LT>&, const Sparse<RT>&)):
 	Fix previous patch so it works.
 
 2006-10-25  Michael Goffioul  <michael.goffioul@swing.be>
 
+	* lo-sysdep.cc (opendir, readdir, rewinddir, closedir):
+	New functions.
+
 	* Makefile.in (XTRA_CDEFS, XTRA_CXXDEFS): Substitute here.
 
 2006-10-24  David Bateman  <dbateman@free.fr>

--- a/liboctave/lo-sysdep.cc	Wed Oct 25 23:45:16 2006 +0000
+++ b/liboctave/lo-sysdep.cc	Thu Oct 26 00:32:53 2006 +0000
@@ -92,6 +92,77 @@
 #endif
 }
 
+#ifdef _MSC_VER
+
+// FIXME -- it would probably be better to adapt the versions of
+// opendir, readdir, and closedir from Emacs as they appear to be more
+// complete implementations (do the functions below work for network
+// paths, for example)?  We can probably get along without rewinddir.
+
+#include <windows.h>
+
+struct direct
+{
+  char *d_name;
+};
+
+typedef struct
+{
+  HANDLE hnd;
+  WIN32_FIND_DATA fd;
+  int dirty;
+  struct direct d;
+  const char* current;
+} DIR;
+
+DIR *
+opendir (const char *name)
+{
+  DIR *d = static_cast<DIR *> (malloc (sizeof (DIR)));
+  static char buffer[MAX_PATH];
+
+  strncpy (buffer, name, MAX_PATH);
+  strncat (buffer, "\\*", MAX_PATH);
+  d->current = buffer;
+  d->hnd = FindFirstFile (buffer, &(d->fd));
+  if (d->hnd == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE)
+    return 0;
+  d->dirty = 1;
+  return d;
+}
+
+void
+rewinddir (DIR* d)
+{
+  if (d->hnd != INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE)
+    FindClose (d->hnd);
+  d->hnd = FindFirstFile (d->current, &(d->fd));
+  d->dirty = 1;
+}
+
+void
+closedir (DIR *d)
+{
+  if (d->hnd != INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE)
+    FindClose (d->hnd);
+  free (d);
+}
+
+struct direct *
+readdir (DIR *d)
+{
+  if (! d->dirty)
+    {
+      if (! FindNextFile(d->hnd, &(d->fd)))
+	return 0;
+    }
+  d->d.d_name = d->fd.cFileName;
+  d->dirty = 0;
+  return &(d->d);
+}
+
+#endif
+ 
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