The problem that this would address is the complexity of figuring out where a project has been deployed.
Yes, it's true that we can install from github. But to test that we have supported that we need the project installed in a different location. And, yes, this is entirely solvable. But it's not easily solvable, especially on the part of new users. Why should this be difficult? Thanks, -- Raul On Thu, May 18, 2023 at 6:59 PM chris burke <[email protected]> wrote: > > Suggestions like this come up from time to time, but I think they are > mistaken. We already have a mechanism for naming files outside > standard J directories, see > https://code.jsoftware.com/wiki/Guides/Folders_and_Projects . I don't > think anything else is needed, rather any extra mechanism will add > unnecessary complexity. > > I'd recommend becoming thoroughly familiar with what we already have. Thanks! > > On Thu, May 18, 2023 at 8:59 AM Raul Miller <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Quite often, we might want to work with collections of J scripts which > > are outside the standard J system and user directories. > > > > It's quite possible, though obscure, to use introspection (4!:4 and > > 4!:3) to locate scripts relative to the currently executing script. > > > > It would probably be better to make this be an explicitly supported > > feature of J's load verb. > > > > Specifically, I would like to propose that while load is executing, > > jpath would expand ~dir/ to be the innermost referenced directory of > > the currently executing load. > > > > In other words:something like > > > > load=: {{ > > 0 load y > > : > > fls=. getscripts_j_ y > > fn=. ('script',x#'d')~ > > for_fl. fls do. > > SystemFolders_j_=: SystemFolders_j_,~ 'dir';fpath_j_;fl > > if. Displayload_j_ do. echo;fl end. > > if. -. fexist fl do. > > echo 'not found: ',;fl > > end. > > fn fl > > SystemFolders_j_=: (<<<({."1 SystemFolders_j_)i.<'dir') { > > SystemFolders_j_ > > Loaded_j_=: ~. Loaded_j_,fl > > end. > > EMPTY > > }} > > > > Thoughts? Objections? Improvements? > > > > Thanks, > > > > -- > > Raul > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
