>> If one can define a variable in acme >> foo=/a/very/very/very/very/very/very/very/very/very/long/path/to/a >> >> & if the acme tags show >> $foo/file1 >> $foo/file2 >> it would be much nicer. >> >> Has anyone considered doing this or is there a better idea? I >> suppose on plan9 one can use bind for this but on p9p things >> get considerably clunkier (9p, fuse...) when a variable can do >> the job more simply. > > this was done in wily in the mid 90s, complete with an algorithm > to find the shortest representation.
What was the result? In which distribution is it available? How is it used? sl
