On Sunday, June 8, 2014 3:54:56 PM UTC-5, Tony Mechelynck wrote: > On 08/06/14 21:16, Brett Stahlman wrote: > > > Hello, > > > I've read the section on upward search (:help file-searching), and believe I > > > understand how it's supposed to work. The example in the help works the way > > I > > > expect on Linux, but not on Windows. > > > > > > Specifically, I created the following set of files and directories to match > > > the example from the help: > > > > > > C:/Users/stahlmanb/tmp/u/user_x/work/release/test.c > > > C:/Users/stahlmanb/tmp/u/user_x/include/test.h > > > > > > Note: To make things work on Windows, I've simply replaced Linux `/' with > > the > > > following Windows path: C:/Users/stahlmanb/tmp/ > > > > > > Then, within Vim... > > > cd C:/Users/stahlmanb/tmp/u/user_x/work/release > > > e test.c > > > set path=include;C:/Users/stahlmanb/tmp/u/user_x > > > > > > Hitting gf with the cursor positioned on test.h (inside test.c) produces... > > > E447: Can't find file "test.h" in path > > > > > > I recreated the same test on Linux, replacing... > > > C:/Users/stahlmanb/tmp/ > > > ...with... > > > /home/stahlman/tmp/ > > > ...and everything worked as expected: test.h was found in the > > > /home/stahlman/tmp/u/user_x/include directory. > > > > > > Is there something I've missed that could explain the discrepancy, or is > > this > > > a bug? > > > > > > Thanks, > > > Brett Stahlman > > > > > > > In the 'path' option, a single dot means "the same directory as the > > file" and an empty item (two commas after each other) mean the current > > directory. Both are included in the default value. Also, that option is > > a _comma_-separated list, not a _semicolon_-separated list. See the > > example at the very end of the ":help 'path'" section, immediately > > before ":help 'preserveindent'".
Tony, The semicolon is not meant to separate path entries: it's used to specify a "stop directory" for upward search. See the 2nd example in "Upward search" under file-searching in the help. As for the default 'path' setting... I'm not sure how that's relevant to this example, as I'm setting 'path' explicitly to a value that contains a single, non-empty element, followed by a single stop directory. Thanks, Brett Stahlman > > > > > > Berst regards, > > Tony. > > -- > > There once was a fellow named Sweeney > > Who spilled gin all over his weenie. > > Not being uncouth, > > He added vermouth > > And slipped his amour a martini. -- -- You received this message from the "vim_use" maillist. Do not top-post! Type your reply below the text you are replying to. For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "vim_use" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vim_use+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
