>From http://nodejs.org/docs/latest/api/globals.html#globals_dirname it states:
__dirname isn't actually a global but rather local to each module. So it actually works in each module (not just the main file). Best regards, Jeroen Janssen Op maandag 26 augustus 2013 14:25:26 UTC+2 schreef Gagle: > > The cwd has nothing to do with any language because it is part of the os > but it can break your app and it's nearly impossible to fix it if you don't > know that cwd != dir of main file. > > "node dir/app" behaves different than "cd dir && node app". > > The __dirname variable fixes this problem but it only works in the main > file. If you have modules that use relative paths you need to pass them the > directory of the main file. It's easy to forget to prefix the paths with > __dirname and it's also easy to forget to call the scripts within the same > dir or with an absolute path. I know that this discussion will not get any > reasonable solution but my intention is to share with you this problem. IMO > this is a critical flaw in all the languages that should be fixed, but no > one cares. Maybe we could do that if the --use-strict cli variable is > enabled it could show a warning message like this: > > CWDError: If the main file is executed with a relative path, it should be > started from the same directory. > > The process has been started this way: > > node dir/app.js > > Better alternatives: > > cd dir && node app.js > node <absolute_path>/dir/app.js > > What do you think? This warning (if enabled) won't break any old codes, > even if __dirname is being used. > -- -- Job Board: http://jobs.nodejs.org/ Posting guidelines: https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Mailing-List-Posting-Guidelines You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "nodejs" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nodejs?hl=en?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "nodejs" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
