The one reservation I have is how additional library dependencies would end up getting resolved. I have a suspicion that libraries in other REXX_PATH directories would not be located.
Rick On Thu, Sep 18, 2008 at 3:50 PM, Mark Miesfeld <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thu, Sep 18, 2008 at 12:47 PM, Rick McGuire <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> On Thu, Sep 18, 2008 at 3:43 PM, Mark Miesfeld <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> On Thu, Sep 18, 2008 at 12:28 PM, Rick McGuire <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>> Windows also has a function, SetDllDirectory() which you can use to >>> add paths to the default DLL search path. Once you augment the path, >>> it stays that way for the life of the process. On Windows, we could >>> augment the DLL search path with the REXX_PATH directories on startup >>> and REXX_PATH would automatically be used for the library search. >> >> I saw that, but I'm not sure that's the behavior we want. To start >> with, it's not dynamic (i.e., you can't change it from inside a >> running ooRexx program). It's also not stable. Some other library we >> load might augment (or even worse, reset) the search path, which would >> mess things up. > > I just saw that is requires XP or later, which is another point against it. > > Still, searching REXX_PATH and using the complete path name if the > library is found would work the same on Windows as on *nix. > > -- > Mark Miesfeld > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge > Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes > Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world > http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ > _______________________________________________ > Oorexx-devel mailing list > Oorexx-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/oorexx-devel > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ Oorexx-devel mailing list Oorexx-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/oorexx-devel
