add some path and string interfaces

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diff --git a/xmake/scripts/base/string.lua b/xmake/scripts/base/string.lua
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+--!The Automatic Cross-platform Build Tool
+-- 
+-- XMake is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+-- it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+-- the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or
+-- (at your option) any later version.
+-- 
+-- XMake is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+-- but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+-- MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+-- GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
+-- 
+-- You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+-- along with XMake; 
+-- If not, see <a href="http://www.gnu.org/licenses/"> http://www.gnu.org/licenses/</a>
+-- 
+-- Copyright (C) 2009 - 2015, ruki All rights reserved.
+--
+-- @author      ruki
+-- @file        string.lua
+--
+
+-- define module: string
+local string = string or {}
+
+-- find the last substring with the given pattern
+function string.find_last(self, pattern, plain)
+    -- find the last substring
+    local curr = 0
+    repeat
+        local next = self:find(pattern, curr + 1, plain)
+        if next then
+            curr = next
+        end
+    until (not next)
+
+    -- found?
+    if curr > 0 then
+        return curr
+    end
+end
+
+-- return module: string
+return string