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Re: Search path question
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lugnet.cad.dev
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Thu, 12 Jul 2007 19:47:18 GMT
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In lugnet.cad.dev, Travis Cobbs wrote:
> I just noticed some unexpected behavior in LDView, and I wanted to ask here
> whether or not the behavior was right. Suppose you have the following files:
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> TestModel.ldr
> Sub/Sub1.ldr
> Sub/Sub2.ldr
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> TestModel.ldr contains a reference to Sub/Sub1.ldr. When Sub1.ldr refers to
> Sub2.ldr, should it use Sub2.ldr as the filename or Sub/Sub2.ldr? In other
> words, does the "current model directory" part of the search path refer to the
> model the user actually loaded, the current model, or both?
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> For reference, LDView can't find the file if you don't use Sub/Sub2.ldr in
> Sub1.ldr. I would lean towards saying that this is incorrect behavior, but
> since nobody has complained about it, it appears that people aren't doing this
> in their models (which is understandable, I guess).
I know that LPub would only know where to find sub2 if it was specified as
sub/sub2.ldr. I think if there only being only one current working directory
which is the directory where you've placed your top level model file.
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> Please note: parts in the library apparently always include the directory, even
> if they're already in that directory. For example, s/14s01.dat contains a
> reference to s\647s00.dat.
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> --Travis
This seems the right thing to do IMHO.
Kevin
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| I just noticed some unexpected behavior in LDView, and I wanted to ask here whether or not the behavior was right. Suppose you have the following files: TestModel.ldr Sub/Sub1.ldr Sub/Sub2.ldr TestModel.ldr contains a reference to Sub/Sub1.ldr. When (...) (17 years ago, 12-Jul-07, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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