here is how it works now (its was more convoluted before) web2py must find gluon folder in path. it also expects to find applications/ in os.environ['web2py_path'] or in os.getcwd().
-f path sets os.environ['web2py_path'] = path Massimo On Apr 8, 12:17 am, mdipierro <mdipie...@cs.depaul.edu> wrote: > I only took a quick look and I think I fixed it but please take a > second look. > > The syntax is: > > -f /home/another_web2py > > Massimo > > On Apr 7, 11:30 pm, Iceberg <iceb...@21cn.com> wrote: > > > Thanks in advance! And after that, please come back and confirm which > > folder is needed for this option, is it > > -f /home/another_web2py > > or > > -f /home/another_web2py/applications > > > -iceberg > > > On Apr8, 10:33am, mdipierro <mdipie...@cs.depaul.edu> wrote: > > > > It should do what you expect but it is possible it is broken since > > > nobody uses it. I will take a look. > > > > massimo > > > > > > On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 10:44 AM, Iceberg <iceb...@21cn.com> wrote: > > > > > > Hi, do you pals know when and how to use command line option -f > > > > > > FOLDER? I hope to hear some experience. > > > > > > > My major web2py develop environment used to be a web2py source > > > > > > version > > > > > > freshly from latest trunk, on Windows XP, but without win32 > > > > > > extention > > > > > > (why bothers). But today I have to use a web2py windows binary > > > > > > version > > > > > > as a workaround due to the cron feature. Detail is available here: > > > > > >https://groups.google.com/group/web2py/browse_frm/thread/7d577b75534f... > > > > > > > So it seems my apps must be duplicated for the two web2py version > > > > > > home > > > > > > folder. But that is inconvenient to maintain. Therefore I am looking > > > > > > for a way to let the two (or more) copies of web2py share same > > > > > > applications folder. On windows, we don't have "ln -s". But web2py > > > > > > looks like having builtin solution. > > > > > > > -f FOLDER, --folder=FOLDER > > > > > > folder from which to run web2py > > > > > > > However, even I start web2py like this: > > > > > > C:\> cd \my\first\web2py > > > > > > C:\> web2py.py -a1 -f C:\my\another\web2py > > > > > > the web2py starts, serves, but still only hosting apps under the > > > > > > "\my > > > > > > \first\web2py\applications", not those under "\my\another\web2py > > > > > > \applications". > > > > > > > So, is -f FOLDER supposed to do what I want? > > > > > > > Regards, > > > > > > Iceberg -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "web2py-users" group. To post to this group, send email to web...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to web2py+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/web2py?hl=en.
