phobos: std.path enhancements

[Carlos Santander]

SLI escribió:
> How about this enhancement for std.path:
> 
> new method:
> char[] parent( char[] path, int up = 1 )
> returns the parent path name of the given path, up indicates the levels for
> "walking up", ´0´ would simply return the path parameter, ´1´ the parent, ..
> 

This was already answered in the bugs ng.

> extended method:
> char[] join( char[] p1, char[] p2 )
> it would be really nice if join() could also join "real" relative paths (p2)
> such as "../sibling".
> 

I think this was proposed before and, IIRC, people generally didn't agree mainly 
because symbolic links would make it confusing or difficult or something else.

> If helpfull I could provide the "authors" with a win specific implementation
> e.g. to be used as a starting point.
> 
> 


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Carlos Santander Bernal