OpenEuphoria

Re: Euphoria environment variables (was: quick cgi question)

• Posted by ChrisBurch2 <crylex at freeuk.co.uk> Apr 01, 2006
• 489 views

Juergen Luethje wrote:
> 
> Greg Haberek wrote:
> 
> >> I've been thinking in getting a second computer and give
> >> Linux a second try.  What distribution would you recomend?
> > 
> > My friends and I have come up with two terms for Linux users: those
> > who want to "get in and drive" and those who want to "get under the
> > hood."
> > 
> > If all you want to do is "get in and drive" then I suggest Ubuntu. If
> > all you're concerned about is using Linux as an OS with having to
> > compile anything, its great. However, setting up Euphoria is a hassle
> > (environment variables don't work the same -- but I found a way around
> > that).
> 
> <snip>
> 
> I also encountered problems with the environment variables when running
> Euphoria from a USB drive (on Windows XP).
> 
> Rob, I think usage of Euphoria would be simpler, if Euphoria would read
> its settings from an INI file rather than from environment variables,
> e.g.:
> 
> ---------------------------- Euphoria.ini ----------------------------
> [Directories]
> EUDIR=C:\Programs\Euphoria\
> EUINC=C:\Programs\Euphoria\Arwen\bin\;C:\Programs\Euphoria\wxEuphoria\
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> The interpreter/translator just had to look for a file "Euphoria.ini" in
> the same directory where it is located itself. 100% cross-platform, and
> no hassle with environment variables any more. What do you think?
> 
> Regards,
>    Juergen
> 
> -- 
> Have you read a good program lately?

Thats a nice idea - how about reading from an ini file if present in the
current directory, or falling back to environment variables if not present?

Chris