1. include-paths (Rob Craig)
Here's something that I can find quite annoying:
Say that I have a file called FOO.EX in wich I do the following
include inc\bar.e
where "inc" is a subdirectory to the same directory that FOO.EX belongs to.
Now, if I include a third file in BAR.E (wich is in the same directory as
BAR.E), like this:
include grill.e
I will get an error saying "can't find c:\...\grill.e". To make it work I
have to write "include inc\grill.e" instead.
My question is; why can't Ex look for include files in the directory of
their direct "parent" (BAR.E in this case), and not only in the directory of
FOO.EX ?
2. Re: include-paths (Rob Craig)
> Here's something that I can find quite annoying:
>
> Say that I have a file called FOO.EX in wich I do the following
>
> include inc\bar.e
>
>
> where "inc" is a subdirectory to the same directory that FOO.EX belongs to.
> Now, if I include a third file in BAR.E (wich is in the same directory as
> BAR.E), like this:
>
> include grill.e
>
> I will get an error saying "can't find c:\...\grill.e". To make it work I
> have to write "include inc\grill.e" instead.
> My question is; why can't Ex look for include files in the directory of
> their direct "parent" (BAR.E in this case), and not only in the directory of
> FOO.EX ?
This would be very useful to me also, atm I do it by having all
programs include files as ..\directory\include.e
It's useful to have include files in separate directories, you can
include documentation and test programs with them while keeping it
separate from the main program and the other includes.
Thomas Parslow (PatRat) ICQ #:26359483
Rat Software
http://www.rat-software.com/
3. Re: include-paths (Rob Craig)
stabmaster writes:
> My question is; why can't Ex look for include files in the
> directory of their direct "parent" (BAR.E in this case),
> and not only in the directory of FOO.EX ?
Thanks for the suggestion.
Others have made similar suggestions.
I'll consider it if/when I get around to making
changes to the include mechanism.
Regards,
Rob Craig
Rapid Deployment Software
http://www.RapidEuphoria.com
4. Re: include-paths (Rob Craig)
On 8 Apr 2001, at 10:10, Robert Craig wrote:
>
> stabmaster writes:
> > My question is; why can't Ex look for include files in the
> > directory of their direct "parent" (BAR.E in this case),
> > and not only in the directory of FOO.EX ?
>
> Thanks for the suggestion.
> Others have made similar suggestions.
> I'll consider it if/when I get around to making
> changes to the include mechanism.
This comes under the heading "Making It Smarter". After all, if i need
something, i'll first look around me where i am, before i book a plane to
Alaska to look for it there. Interpreters should be mind-bogglingly smarter
than they are now, but without the unannounced and pseudo-random context
shifts of REBOL.
Kat
