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Re: LDRAWPREDIRS LDRAWPOSTDIRS - additional search paths
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lugnet.cad.dev
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Sat, 6 Mar 2004 20:46:46 GMT
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In lugnet.cad.dev, James Reynolds wrote:
> > Well I don't know how mac command lines work but I was thinking along these
> > lines:
> >
> > Windoze:
> > xxx.exe /LDRAWDIR=C:\LDRAW /LDRAWINI=\\LDRAW_BOX\INI
> >
> > Unix:
> > xxx --ldrawdir ${HOME}/ldraw --ldrawini /etc/ldraw
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> Mac OS 9 does not have a command line. That OS is a dinosaur.
[snip]
> So, just think of OS X as just another UNIX.
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> The biggest difference between Mac OS X and other Unixes is the users. Mac OS X
> users are very untechnical compared to other Unix users. It would be a bad idea
> to require them to use the command line. They wont even know what you are
> talking about.
Again, I'm not talking about most users - most will be covered by the search
paths proposed earlier in the thread. This would only be for non-standard
installations, where the people installing WOULD be likely to know what I am
talking about.
The only reason I proposed this idea is so the parts & ini file location is
"open-ended" - to provide the ultimate flexibility for those that want to abuse
it. If you create a closed list of options, sure as eggs someone will come along
later saying "but how do I get it to work THIS way?". Better to allow for that
eventuality from the start, IMO.
ROSCO
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| (...) Mac OS 9 does not have a command line. That OS is a dinosaur. You can think of Mac OS X as a decendant of BSD, with a Mac OS 9 look-a-like window server. In fact, you can remove Apple's window server and add X11, turning Mac OS X into just (...) (20 years ago, 6-Mar-04, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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