Re: tilde expansion failure

[Hans-Bernhard B. <br...@ph...>]

Bastian Maerkisch wrote:
> I would propose the following behaviour:
> 
>     1) Try %HOME% directory from environment. That way
>        gnuplot can adjust to user preferences and it won't
>        break unix-like builds on Windows (cygwin)

You're forgetting defined behaviour.  See "help environment", and what 
it says abyout %GNUPLOT%.

>     3) Issue a warning message (no HOME found) and give up. This
>        means gnuplot now requires HOME to be set for certain
>        functionality.

No.  That would be too harsh.  The wording of that warning may have to 
change, but bailing out is IMHO unacceptable, when the only problem is 
that a feature the majority of Windows users don't know about would fail 
to work.  They'll notice as they get there.