From 9b72e26e5f1ce2fb6f087e1c9b95a069c051eb7b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ben Elliston <bje@gnu.org>
Date: Sat, 20 Feb 2016 11:44:30 +1100
Subject: [PATCH] 	* lib/utils.exp (absolute): Remove proc. 	*
 doc/ref.xml: Update documentation. 	* doc/dejagnu.texi: Regenerate.

---
 ChangeLog        |  6 ++++++
 doc/dejagnu.texi | 13 ++-----------
 doc/ref.xml      |  8 --------
 lib/utils.exp    | 15 ---------------
 4 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 34 deletions(-)

diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 82f5520..e829271 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 2016-02-20  Ben Elliston  <bje@gnu.org>
 
+	* lib/utils.exp (absolute): Remove proc.
+	* doc/ref.xml: Update documentation.
+	* doc/dejagnu.texi: Regenerate.
+
+2016-02-20  Ben Elliston  <bje@gnu.org>
+
 	* lib/utils.exp (psource): Remove proc.
 	* doc/ref.xml: Update documentation.
 	* doc/dejagnu.texi: Regenerate.
diff --git a/doc/dejagnu.texi b/doc/dejagnu.texi
index f57319d..0b7cf17 100644
--- a/doc/dejagnu.texi
+++ b/doc/dejagnu.texi
@@ -5414,7 +5414,6 @@ tool, and its version number.
 * Grep Procedure: grep procedure.
 * Prune Procedure: prune procedure.
 * Slay Procedure: slay procedure.
-* Absolute Procedure: absolute procedure.
 * Runtest_file_p Procedure: runtest_file_p procedure.
 * Diff Procedure: diff procedure.
 * Setenv Procedure: setenv procedure.
@@ -5546,7 +5545,7 @@ the next release of DejaGnu.  If a testsuite uses this
 procedure, a copy of the procedure should be made and placed
 in the lib directory of the testsuite.
 
-@node slay procedure, absolute procedure, prune procedure, Utility Procedures
+@node slay procedure, runtest_file_p procedure, prune procedure, Utility Procedures
 @subsubsection Slay Procedure
 
 This procedure is deprecated and will be removed in
@@ -5554,15 +5553,7 @@ the next release of DejaGnu.  If a testsuite uses this
 procedure, a copy of the procedure should be made and placed
 in the lib directory of the testsuite.
 
-@node absolute procedure, runtest_file_p procedure, slay procedure, Utility Procedures
-@subsubsection Absolute Procedure
-
-This procedure is deprecated and will be removed in
-the next release of DejaGnu.  If a testsuite uses this
-procedure, a copy of the procedure should be made and placed
-in the lib directory of the testsuite.
-
-@node runtest_file_p procedure, diff procedure, absolute procedure, Utility Procedures
+@node runtest_file_p procedure, diff procedure, slay procedure, Utility Procedures
 @subsubsection Runtest_file_p Procedure
 
 Search @emph{runtest}s for
diff --git a/doc/ref.xml b/doc/ref.xml
index 021a63d..b8503ab 100644
--- a/doc/ref.xml
+++ b/doc/ref.xml
@@ -3594,14 +3594,6 @@
 	  in the lib directory of the testsuite.</para>
 	</sect4>
 
-	<sect4 id="absolute" xreflabel="absolute procedure">
-	  <title>Absolute Procedure</title>
-	  <para>This procedure is deprecated and will be removed in
-	  the next release of &dj;.  If a testsuite uses this
-	  procedure, a copy of the procedure should be made and placed
-	  in the lib directory of the testsuite.</para>
-	</sect4>
-
 	<sect4 id="runtestfilep" xreflabel="runtest_file_p procedure">
 	  <title>Runtest_file_p Procedure</title>
 
diff --git a/lib/utils.exp b/lib/utils.exp
index 0002851..471109e 100644
--- a/lib/utils.exp
+++ b/lib/utils.exp
@@ -237,21 +237,6 @@ proc slay { name } {
     close $in
 }
 
-#
-# Convert a relative path to an absolute one on the local machine.
-#
-proc absolute { path } {
-    if {[string match "." $path]} {
-	return [pwd]
-    }
-
-    set basedir [pwd]
-    cd $path
-    set path [pwd]
-    cd $basedir
-    return $path
-}
-
 
 # Check if a testcase should be run or not
 #
-- 
2.7.4