>>>>> "Angus" == Angus Leeming <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

Angus> Angus Leeming wrote:
>> Looks like I should extend the ExternalTemplates syntax after all.
>> Repeated definitions of the same preamble stuff are inelegant. I
>> have in mind something like this. The external inset would
>> substitute for $$XFigInput in exactly the same way as it already
>> substitutes for $$Basename. The difference being of course that the
>> substitution for $$Basename is hardcoded into inset_external.C
>> whilst that for $$XFigInput is dynamic.

Angus> As ever, the design evolved. PreambleDef remains as I
Angus> described, but the various formats simply refer to it by name
Angus> rather than try and expand $$XFigInput.

Angus> Patch attached. I'll commit this later on. Angus

Please, before committing this, could we just check whether hardcoding
what happens when production fails is a better strategy?

JMarc

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