I tried to follow http://docs.factorcode.org/content/article-first-program-start.html and
"palindrome" scaffold-work Tries to write to the "factor-install-dir/work" directory. This failed, because that directory was read only. Is work the only directory that factor tries to write to? Can I change the path to the work directory? Tim On 01/28/2017 11:43 PM, Alexander Ilin wrote: > Hello, Tim! > > 28.01.2017, 21:55, "Timothy Hobbs" <timo...@hobbs.cz>: >> I noticed that factor likes to write to its own source directory, creating >> factor files, by default in ./factor/work. > I can't say Factor does much writing to its source directories. What did > you do to make it? > > It can create some files in its root folder, next to the main executable, > if you do file output operations without changing the current directory, or > if you save the image file, but other than that I haven't noticed much > writing going on. > >> How does this work when you update factor? > In the Factor distribution the work folder is empty, except for the > README.txt that states that it's the folder for your own projects. It > contains only things you put in there (using scaffold-work, for example), so > when you update Factor, its contents will be preserved. > > ---=====--- > Александр > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most > engaging tech sites, SlashDot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot > _______________________________________________ > Factor-talk mailing list > Factor-talk@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/factor-talk ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, SlashDot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Factor-talk mailing list Factor-talk@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/factor-talk
