-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Am 22.02.2015 um 17:40 schrieb Bernhard Stegmaier:
> Wouldn’t it make more sense or be more consistent to have it in > $KISYSMOD where all models are? No, the fp-lib-table introduces $KISYSMOD -- ideally there shouldn't be any hard dependencies on it. - From a software distribution point of view, environment variables are a nightmare: There are users who don't know how to manipulate them, which means we need a mechanism to set up the environment variable. On Windows, there is an API for that, but we need to take into account that users could change the variable, which adds complexity into the installer. On Unix, there is no way to make a variable persistent, so we need a wrapper script (and even if there was a way to make the change permanent, it would mean that the user would have to log out and back in after installing the package). In my opinion, we should get rid of the variables sooner than later, and provide a mechanism for a system-wide default (that uses an absolute path to point to some models that came with the same installer), a per-user override (as we have now, but which becomes optional then), and a per-project override (currently we can only add paths, but not remove them). We don't really gain much flexibility from the environment variables either. Right now, the Windows installer creates a batch file that (incorrectly) sets up the variables and runs the main program, and correcting a path (e.g. when something in GitHub changes) still requires either user action or an update script (that becomes more complicated now, as we've moved from a descriptive configuration format to an imperative one, so the updater is faced with the halting problem). > Using $KISYSMOD as base for the global fp-lib-table would also > allow to switch between different libraries just by changing > $KISYSMOD. Ideally, the project's fp-lib-table would be used, and the system fp-lib-table is just a reasonable default. Simon -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2 iJwEAQECAAYFAlTqJv4ACgkQ0sfeulffv7s0TgP/b9sbFoHRYeVPOnFjhpyy1unE O+IJW9x63UV9zeW/h+u/Z3wCMlmzs7rFoc/hwxqsesg6QtDvsdx/9FC9ZnLWdshi 8IPAXANU+PvMJPhYRJj3qGnYaIu9Istck3GVC60zG6Ze9LLP/6xszNGEn2cBAtQ3 cACyXYhKwlc713fOdzE= =lnRf -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
