Nope - no windows users (yet - but we'll test it first if we ever have to deliver there).
That will work perfectly - Thanks!!! Ted > -----Original Message----- > From: Jeff Whitaker [mailto:jsw...@fastmail.fm] > Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2008 5:03 AM > To: Drain, Theodore R > Cc: matplotlib-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [matplotlib-devel] Basemap question for Jeff: different > data directory? > > Drain, Theodore R wrote: > > Jeff, > > Is it possible to install the basemap data into a different > directory? > > > > I'm trying to set up a tool delivery layout for our users that allows > me to rapidly update packages that tend to change. We have a core set > of software that our code is built on and it's a lot of work for us to > update that and test it on every platform. What I'm doing is > separating out the packages of that core set that we generally need to > update at a higher rate (currently that's matplotlib and sphinx) > because they're under more active development. > > > > The largest piece (by an order of magnitude) of these active tools is > the basemap data. What I'd really like to do is install the basemap > data with the core set of tools and then tell basemap where it's > located instead of having to redeliver this large chunk of unchanging > data every time we do a bug fix update to MPL. Perhaps by setting an > environment variable that takes precedence over the default location? > > > > Any thoughts? I could put a patch together for it if you think it's > worthwhile. > > > > Thanks, > > Ted > > > > - > > Ted: I've changed Basemap to look for it's data in BASEMAPDATA, and if > that env var is not set to use the default location (svn revision > 6646). Will that work for you? Do you also want an option in > setup.py > to not install the data? > > I'm a bit worried that this won't work in Windows - do you have Windows > users? > > -Jeff > > -- > Jeffrey S. Whitaker Phone : (303)497-6313 > NOAA/OAR/CDC R/PSD1 FAX : (303)497-6449 > 325 Broadway Boulder, CO, USA 80305-3328 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SF.Net email is Sponsored by MIX09, March 18-20, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The future of the web can't happen without you. Join us at MIX09 to help pave the way to the Next Web now. Learn more and register at http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;208669438;13503038;i?http://2009.visitmix.com/ _______________________________________________ Matplotlib-devel mailing list Matplotlib-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-devel
