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## -*- texinfo -*-
## @deftypefn {} {@var{pkg_list} =} standardize_paths (@var{pkg_list})
## Convert pathnames in various representations to unique strings.
##
## The input @var{pkg_list} must be a cell array of strings.
##
## This function is particularly necessary on Windows platforms where pathnames
## may differ in case (@file{file1} vs.@: @file {FILE1}), file separator
## (@samp{\} vs.@: @samp{/}), and format (@file{A~spaces.txt} (8.3 convention)
## vs.@: @file{A filename with spaces.txt}).
##
## @seealso{canonicalize_file_name}
## @end deftypefn

function pkg_list = standardize_paths (pkg_list)

  for i = 1:numel (pkg_list)
    pkg_list{i}.dir = canonicalize_file_name (pkg_list{i}.dir);
    pkg_list{i}.archprefix = canonicalize_file_name (pkg_list{i}.archprefix);
  endfor

endfunction
