Use symbolic name for current dir

src/common/config/config_file.cpp

@@ -746,7 +746,7 @@ bool ConfigFile::wildCards(const char* currentFileName, const PathName& pathPref
 	// Any change in directory can cause config change
 	PathName prefix(pathPrefix);
 	if(!pathPrefix.hasData())
-		prefix = ".";
+		prefix = PathUtils::curr_dir_link;
 
 	bool found = false;
 	PathName next(components.pop());
@@ -761,7 +761,7 @@ bool ConfigFile::wildCards(const char* currentFileName, const PathName& pathPref
 	{
 		PathName name;
 		const PathName fileName = list.getFileName();
-		if (fileName == ".")
+		if (fileName == PathUtils::curr_dir_link)
 			continue;
 		if (fileName[0] == '.' && next[0] != '.')
 			continue;

src/common/config/dir_list.cpp

@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ void ParsedPath::parse(const PathName& path)
 		{
 			continue;
 		}
-		if (elem == ".") // Skip current dir reference
+		if (elem == PathUtils::curr_dir_link) // Skip current dir reference
 		{
 			continue;
 		}

src/common/os/path_utils.h

@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@ public:
 	/// The directory separator for the platform.
 	static const char dir_sep;
 
+	/// String used to point to current directory
+	static const char* curr_dir_link;
+
 	/// String used to point to parent directory
 	static const char* up_dir_link;
 

src/common/os/posix/path_utils.cpp

@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 /// The POSIX implementation of the path_utils abstraction.
 
 const char PathUtils::dir_sep = '/';
+const char* PathUtils::curr_dir_link = ".";
 const char* PathUtils::up_dir_link = "..";
 const char PathUtils::dir_list_sep = ':';
 

src/common/os/win32/path_utils.cpp

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 /// The Win32 implementation of the path_utils abstraction.
 
 const char PathUtils::dir_sep = '\\';
+const char* PathUtils::curr_dir_link = ".";
 const char* PathUtils::up_dir_link = "..";
 const char PathUtils::dir_list_sep = ';';