Re: [Axiom-developer] depsys

[Gabriel Dos Reis]

root <address@hidden> writes:

| > > | | Tim --
| > > | | 
| > > | | I have a question about a difference in "load" behaviour
| > > | | bewteen a clean lisp image (GCL), and depsys (and any image
| > > | | derived  from it).
| > > | | 
| > > | | In a clean image, when I say '(load "foo")', Lisp will 
| > > | | try to search from the current directory -- just what is
| > > | | expected.
| > > | | 
| > > | | However, depsys will start search from $AXIOM/.. -- which 
| > > | | is less expected.
| > > ...
| > 
| > I think that the dependency on the $AXIOM environment variable
| > should be removed and the expected behaviour restored. This
| > variable is an unnecesary complication and source of error.
| 
| Come on, Bill. You know how this works. Post a patch.

Tim, I'm very willing to do the work because that crosses what I'm
doing -- so I don't find it an extra work.

I have been asking for help on the semantics, but so far my quest only
meets silence.  I believe you understand that part of the system,
so it would be very helpful if you could share what you know what it.

-- Gaby