Re: [Bug-apl] Package Manager installation issues and proposal - feedback requested

[Juergen Sauermann]

Hi,

I have added $HOME/.config/gnu-apl/preferences in SVN 317.

The files read are now:

1.  /etc/gnu-apl.d/preferences   (or /usr/local/etc/gnu-apl.d/preferences)
2.  $HOME/.gnu-apl/preferences, and
3.  $HOME/.config/gnu-apl/preferences (if 2.failed).

I believe that paths on the command line are rather cumbersome.
A better approach could be profiles inside (or next to) the preferences files.
You could then select a profile number on the command line and the settings
of that profile (paths, colors, etc) will be used when GNU APL is started.

/// Jürgen


On 06/05/2014 05:17 PM, Kacper Gutowski wrote:

On 2014-06-05 22:39:52, Elias Mårtenson wrote:

May I also ask that after reading the main config file, the interpreter also
reads $HOME/.gnu-apl.d for load user-level configuration. And finally, it
should also check the commandline so that the paths can be overridden on a
session-basis.

Doesn't it already read $HOME/.gnu-apl/ (without .d)?  Though, I would prefer
this to be put under $HOME/.config/gnu-apl/ and to be configurable through
environment (in addition to command line arguments).

-k