Some new features_(re)

Tue, 8 Jul 1997 23:39:09 -0400 (EDT)

On Wed, 2 Jul 1997, Peter Gerwinski wrote:

> > I don't agree. The *name* of the executable can be considered part of the
> > program. The *path* where it will be stored will be system dependent, so the
> > path, IMHO, does not belong into the source, but on the commandline (or into
> > a (system or user or project specific) config file, of course).
> 
> A directive (*$Foo="Bar"*) is always equivalent to a command-line
> option `--foo="Bar"'.  I was just thinking about reasonable names
> for these options.

Frank: you could just do an include file with all the path options, and
you just change this file... That's how I do almost every thing (compiler
options and defines in a separate "config file" which I include
everywhere).

Pierre Phaneuf

"The use of COBOL cripples the mind; its teaching should, therefore, be
regarded as a criminal offense." - Edsger W. Dijkstra.


Pierre Phaneuf (pp@dilu.bogus.net)