[gmpi] Re: lost-n-found #3 parameter stuff

On Wed, Oct 20, 2004 at 06:54:01PM +0100, Steve Harris wrote:
> On Wed, Oct 20, 2004 at 10:48:17AM -0700, Tim Hockin wrote:
> > > Or just dont special case it. I dont think its a general enough feature
> > > that hosts should be required to support it.
> > 
> > Sorry, not following you.  Are you saying don't make a flag to indicate
> > that a filename parameter indicates a project-local file, or require that
> > all hosts support such a flag?
> 
> Dont make the flag. It saves like 4 lines of code in the plugins that need
> it causes a ot of complictions in the spec and hosts.

What 4 lines of code does it save in plugins?  It would merely be a hint
to hosts that IF THEY CARE, they can know that the file referenced by a
filename parameter can be bundled with a project.

Hosts that do not do bundled projects, or don't care to respect that can
safely ignore it.  Plugins that don't specify the flag will not be
penalized.

But hosts which respect that flag can make better use of plugins that
specify it.

Am I missing something, some complexity or easy alternative?

My advocacy for this stems from frustration with plugins which use
external files.  If I transport the project to a different system, say my
laptop, the plugins don't find the files unless they are in exactly the
same path.

Tim

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