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

[Michael G. <ga...@ma...>]

On Jun 26, 2008, at 8:40 PM, Davide P. Cervone wrote:

>> 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.
>
OK.  I've thought some more about it and I agree. I'll put  
parserOrientation.pl in setOrientation in modelCourse
and take it out of pg/macros.

>> (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.
>
I believe I did but I'll double check.

>> There is no space crunch, but duplicating setOrientation.pl  
>> everywhere seems
>> inelegant.
>
> No more inelegant than duplicating the problem files, eh?
>
True.
>> 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
>
Take care,

Mike