Hi Rob, Harley, these two things, getting UNC paths working and a better multi-user installation are very much wanted and since I've been working in that area, I can help you both out there with reviewing the patches and answering any question you might have about the code. For the UNC paths to work, you will need to fix the BLI_path_rel and BLI_path_abs in source/blender/blenlib/path_util.c at least - the code there is quite ancient and ugly, so if you need help there, let me know.
For the multi-user installation, there is a start of a description in the wiki where the paths that blender uses are set via environment variables, which I don't really like since they are cumbersome on Windows to setup. They are also likely to be forgotten to set by users or point to wrong versions of Blender etc. which will lead to bug reports and at least some maintenance work for the devs. For a nice installation, we want to ideally support both, a single directory install (zip file) where the user can just grab it and run 'everywhere' and a good single/user and multi/user install for single artists as well as for nice automatic installations in school labs or multi-user machines that conforms as good as possible to the specifications that Windows has for allowing the user to write and access files. As a first step, I will soon set up a wiki page with some documentation and analysis about which files blender installs, which user specific files it writes etc. A major issue will also be the installation of scripts, both required scripts for a working blender (UI, etc.) and user specific scripts and we also have to decide which files should be shared between multiple users and which ones are really user specific. It is great if you want to contribute in this area, we definitely don't have enough people helping out there. For the beginning, I'd suggest we get the discussion starting and I will review your patches and apply them as work progresses. If you have any questions, just catch me on IRC (nick elubie) in the european evening hours or drop me an email. - Andrea Rob M schrieb: > Hi, > > I've developed a patch for the UNC path problem which allow Blender to run > from a UNC path. > > See > http://projects.blender.org/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=21836&group_id > =9&atid=498 for details. > > Where would I look to add support for UNC paths in the open and save > dialogs? > > Regards, > > Rob. > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: bf-committers-boun...@blender.org [mailto:bf-committers- >> boun...@blender.org] On Behalf Of Rob M >> Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2010 12:08 PM >> To: 'bf-blender developers' >> Subject: Re: [Bf-committers] Preference file changes for Vista/Win7, >> network installations, and large domain deployments >> >> Hi Harley, >> >> You might also want to look at fixing the problems with using UNC paths >> in >> blender. I've reported a few bugs in this area and they've all been >> closed >> because they're not considered bugs! Eg see >> http://projects.blender.org/tracker/?func=detail&atid=498&aid=21833&gro >> up_id >> =9 >> >> Rob. >> >> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: bf-committers-boun...@blender.org [mailto:bf-committers- >>> boun...@blender.org] On Behalf Of Harley Acheson >>> Sent: Sunday, March 28, 2010 9:51 PM >>> To: bf-blender developers >>> Subject: [Bf-committers] Preference file changes for Vista/Win7, >>> network installations, and large domain deployments >>> >>> Hello, >>> >>> I just submitted my first patch and I'm not sure of the protocols >>> involved. Do >>> I announce it here? Should I have run it through someone first? >>> >>> The path changes the location of the user preferences for >>> >> compatibility >> >>> with >>> Vista/Windows 7 and for large network deployments of Blender. Details >>> can be found here: >>> >>> >>> >> https://projects.blender.org/tracker/?func=detail&aid=21808&group_id=9& >> >>> atid=127 >>> >>> >>> Being my first patch I don't expect it to get approved as-is, but I'm >>> very >>> excited about the process and have my flame-proof suit on... >>> >>> -- >>> >>> Regards, Harley Acheson >>> >>> Virtual Dogsbody >>> Info Tech Department >>> Shawnigan Lake School >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Bf-committers mailing list >>> Bf-committers@blender.org >>> http://lists.blender.org/mailman/listinfo/bf-committers >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> Bf-committers mailing list >> Bf-committers@blender.org >> http://lists.blender.org/mailman/listinfo/bf-committers >> > > _______________________________________________ > Bf-committers mailing list > Bf-committers@blender.org > http://lists.blender.org/mailman/listinfo/bf-committers > _______________________________________________ Bf-committers mailing list Bf-committers@blender.org http://lists.blender.org/mailman/listinfo/bf-committers