Re: [Plplot-devel] Re: [Plplot-cvs] CVS update notice (plplot/src)

[<jc...@fe...>]

On Thursday 20 February 2003 16:00, Rafael Laboissiere wrote:
| [ Moving to plplot-devel. ]
|
| * Jo=E3o Cardoso <jc...@fe...> [2003-02-20 15:40]:
| > In my sources, I use a PLplot global variable called build_tree
| > that says if the program being run was invoked inside the build
| > tree(*); if it was , then the path of the searched file in the
| > build tree is used, else the usual search path is used. This works
| > fine for most drivers, fonts and map files.
| > The tk driver is an exception, as it needs to find plserver, and
| > tcl/tk also needs its auto_path to be setup; in my sources this is
| > also working fine.
| > However,  I don't like the (tk) solution, as it is not general.
| > There is also the problem of having a global variable, build_tree,
| > which is ugly.
|
| If your solution works and does not interfere with the normal mode of
| operation why don't you commit the changes?

As I say above, the tk special case makes me believe that other similar=20
situations (tkwin?) can appear, creating yet another special case. I=20
don't like more than one special case :)

I also don't like to have a global variable, even if only one -- aside=20
from plsc in plcore.c, of course.

At last, Alan has been my only interlocutor in this issue, and he does=20
not seems sensible to this "make install" problem.

Joao