Re: [WWdevel] [WWcvs] pg: put parserOrientation.pl in pg/macros since it is used in many courses

[Davide P. C. <dp...@un...>]

> I see your point.  The counter argument is that
> setOrientation.pg is being put in modelCourse and is likely
> to be available on every course on the server.

I don't see that as a counter argument.  I think setOrientation.pl  
should be kept with the problems that call it rather than putting it  
in the location of general-purpose macros.  If you are duplicating  
setOrientation in every course, then duplicate setOrientation.pl as  
well.  If you are really worried, then make a link to a common area  
instead.

> (It's the one set I build for each new user on our hosted and  
> hosted2 servers. I use
> it instead of set 0. )

We use it that way here, as well.  As I recall, there may be some  
Union-specific information in the last problem (something about our  
Calculus Help Center).  I haven't checked to see if you have edited  
them or not.

> There is no space crunch, but duplicating setOrientation.pl  
> everywhere seems
> inelegant.

No more inelegant than duplicating the problem files, eh?

> Another argument (on the other side) is that including it in every  
> template directory
> would give them an opportunity to modify macros -- much as they can
> modify the questions in setOrientation.

Certainly true.

Davide