File::Path overhauled, dual-lifed

File::Path, a core Perl module for creating and deleting directory trees, is now dual-lifed. This means it's part of the Perl core, and it's also released on CPAN separately, so updates can happen in the module without waiting for Perl releases. David Landgren is the maintainer of the CPAN-based distribution.

The latest version is 2.02, and recent changes include:

• security vulnerability due to a race condition fixed
• compatible across all versions from 5.005 to 5.10.0
• new modern API style introduced (the old API still works)
• new "keep_root" functionality added (to remove everthing with a directory but leaving the directory itself intact.
• a better test suite and a documentation rewrite