Re: [clisp-list] how to find a file in a search path?

[Sam S. <sd...@gn...>]

> * In message <3CA...@ce...>
> * On the subject of "[clisp-list] how to find a file in a search path?"
> * Sent on Thu, 28 Mar 2002 16:47:33 +0100
> * Honorable Christian Schuhegger <Chr...@ce...> writes:
>
> i have a question on how to find a file in a search path like:
> (#P"C:\\lppeii\\obj\\fasl\\**\\" #P"C:\\lppeii\\src\\**\\" #P"C:"
> #P"C:\\CLISP\\**\\")
> 
> obviously the implementation has a way to do this, because "require",
> "load", "open", ... find files in the searchpath. but is there a
> function that i can use like:
> (locate-file "lppe-language.lisp")
> ->
> #P"C:\\lppeii\\src\\core\\lppe-language.lisp"

what do you need this for?

clisp has sys::search-file in init.lisp - this is internal, unexported
&c, you use it at your own risk.

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