My question is if this is a good idea or not. I'm not really sure.
On Mon, Jun 9, 2014 at 5:57 AM, Samuel Colvin <[email protected]> wrote: > In python pip packages you can declare "bin" scripts which become > available in path to execute. It's a simple feature but it allows you to > use the system to distribute simple "programs" as well as libraries. > > I can see there's no obvious way of providing the same functionality in > julia, but if I did have a package with a script that people might want to > execute, how would I proceed? > > Is there any plan for an optional directory in packages which would be > added to PATH? > > Perhaps the best approach for now is just to give some direction in the > README, eg.: > > "just run `cp ~/.julia/v0.3/packname/script.jl .` to copy the script to > the local directory and run it from there." ??? >
