Re: [E-devel] eina_prefix : strange behavior (bug ?)

[Vincent T. <vin...@gm...>]

On Thu, Mar 15, 2012 at 10:54 AM, David Seikel <on...@gm...> wrote:
> On Thu, 15 Mar 2012 01:15:49 +0900 Carsten Haitzler (The Rasterman)
> <ra...@ra...> wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 15 Mar 2012 16:32:12 +1000 David Seikel <on...@gm...>
>> said:
>>
>> > On Thu, 15 Mar 2012 07:19:42 +0100 Vincent Torri
>> > <vin...@gm...> wrote:
>> >
>> > > well, i use eina_prefix for edje examples, so...
>> > >
>> > > The problem is not here anyway, the problem  is that I think that
>> > > there is a bug in eina_prefix....
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > On Wed, Mar 14, 2012 at 8:36 AM, Carsten Haitzler
>> > > <ra...@ra...> wrote:
>> > > > On Thu, 15 Mar 2012 00:15:19 +0100 Vincent Torri
>> > > > <vin...@gm...> said:
>> > > >
>> > > > no no.. don't use eina_prefix. elm has already wrapped this up
>> > > > more simply: elm_app_info_set(). elm test/config already call
>> > > > this and set it up right. ALL u need to do is use the funcs to
>> > > > GET dirs:
>> > > >
>> > > > elm_app_data_dir_get()
>> > > >
>> > > > is what u want - that will get the dir ala:
>> > > >
>> > > > "/usr/local/share/elementary"
>> > > >
>> > > > for u - so just append to that. (there are funcs - see
>> > > > elm_app.h - that get bin dir, lib dir and locale dir).
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > > >> hey
>> > > >>
>> > > >> in the edje examples, i use eina_prefix like that:
>> > > >>
>> > > >>    pfx = eina_prefix_new(argv[0], main,
>> > > >>                          "EDJE_EXAMPLES",
>> > > >>                          "edje/examples",
>> > > >>                          edje_file,
>> > > >>                          PACKAGE_BIN_DIR,
>> > > >>                          PACKAGE_LIB_DIR,
>> > > >>                          PACKAGE_DATA_DIR,
>> > > >>                          PACKAGE_DATA_DIR);
>> > > >>
>> > > >> When i look at the debug output, i obtain that:
>> > > >>
>> > > >> DBG<7331>:eina_prefix eina_prefix.c:614 eina_prefix_new() Have
>> > > >> locale = /home/torri/local/e17/share/edje/share/edje
>> > > >> DBG<7331>:eina_prefix eina_prefix.c:618 eina_prefix_new()
>> > > >> Magic = text.edj DBG<7331>:eina_prefix eina_prefix.c:622
>> > > >> eina_prefix_new() Check
>> > > >> in /home/torri/local/e17/share/edje/share/edje/text.edj
>> > > >> WRN<7331>:eina_prefix eina_prefix.c:637 eina_prefix_new()
>> > > >> Magic failed
>> > > >>
>> > > >> so there is two "share/edje", which seems wrong to me.
>> > > >>
>> > > >> any ideas of the problem ?
>> > > >>
>> > > >> Vincent
>> >
>> > Hmm, shouldn't such things be in lower level code like eina, or
>> > ecore? Thought elementary was a widget library?
>>
>> they are. elm provides a simplified wrapper around eina_prefix.
>> notice how you need very few options to make it work. it relies on
>> the fact that elm has already initted stuff for you like argv[0] etc.
>> so all u need is 3 params.
>
> The simplified wrapper is what I was saying should be at a lower
> level.  Note that Vincent was trying to do things at a lower level than
> elementary, he was trying to do things in edje examples.  Edje
> currently does not depend on elementary.

David, raster didn't even read my mail... Otherwise he would have
known that i was talking about edje and he would have seen that there
is a bug in eina_prefix...


Vincent