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Re: pictures at tracker
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lugnet.cad
Date: 
Thu, 16 May 2002 03:05:36 GMT
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In lugnet.cad, Don Heyse writes:
> In lugnet.cad, Steve Bliss writes:
> > One other problem -- ldglite needs to search both the unofficial and the
> > official libraries for files.  Otherwise, we can't be sure we're picking up
> > the right subfiles.
> 
> I take it the unofficial libraries follow the same directory structure.

Yes, that's correct.

> Should it try unofficial files first, or should that be a commandline
> option?

Would it be best to have a commandline option like
-LIBPATH=libpatha;libpathb;...  where the libpathX are all paths to any
number of LDraw part libraries?

Otherwise, yes, for this purpose it needs to look in the unofficial library
first.  A commandline option to use the unofficial library would be good.

> Should it have an option to save the pics in a similar directory
> structure?  Right now I think it only saves in LDRAWDIR/bitmaps, and
> with some odd naming scheme for individual STEPs, and possibly viewing
> angles.  Although... I think there may be a command line option for an
> output filename, which might apply to pic files.

Looking at the readme, there doesn't appear to be an option for the output
file, but this would be best.  -OUTPUT=filepath, or something.

Steve



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(...) Actually, I like Larry's suggestion about using symlinks better. Could the parts tracker maintain symlinks to all the official parts in the unofficial library. If a new version comes in, the symlink gets replaced with an actual file. When the (...) (24 years ago, 16-May-02, to lugnet.cad)

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(...) I take it the unofficial libraries follow the same directory structure. Should it try unofficial files first, or should that be a commandline option? Should it have an option to save the pics in a similar directory structure? Right now I think (...) (24 years ago, 15-May-02, to lugnet.cad)

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