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Bliss wrote:
> In lugnet.cad.dev, Jacob Sparre Andersen writes:
> > Tore Eriksson wrote:
> > > In lugnet.cad.dev, Steve Bliss writes:
> > Me too. And originally, you actually had to split a MPD file
> > before you could view the contents. I would prefer that we
> > stick to this way of treating MPD files as if they are
> > splitted/unpacked before their content is processed.
>
> I disagree with this.
Have you considered that that means that MPD files will no
longer be able to be rendered by LDraw? (or have I
overlooked something?)
> Or, if we keep this approach for MPD, I'll want another
> standard language extension for embedding "macros" in
> LDraw files. I tend to view (and use) FILEs in MPD files
> as "subroutines", and I'd prefer they were designed to
> work that way.
Yes, but it is a single-level subroutine system like in C.
(I complain about it in C, but that is because I am not the
one, who writes the C compilers)
> Also, as Tore pointed out already, some programs support
> names on FILE lines that are totally invalid as physical
> file names. Although I can see many reasons *not* to
> use this capability, I can also see reasons *to* use it.
Even though it makes MPD files impossible to render with
LDraw? (because their content can not be written as actual
files)
Play well,
Jacob
--
The LDraw FAQ:
http://www.ldraw.org/community/memorial/archive/FAQ/
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| (...) No, I hadn't. I was taking the view that MPD files are not compatible with LDraw, and I was not too concerned with making them 'more compatible'. See my other recent message for a suggested way to standardize both "LDraw-ready" and "never (...) (22 years ago, 6-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| (...) I disagree with this. Or, if we keep this approach for MPD, I'll want another standard language extension for embedding "macros" in LDraw files. I tend to view (and use) FILEs in MPD files as "subroutines", and I'd prefer they were designed to (...) (22 years ago, 6-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.cad.dev)
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