Re: [O] We're doing it wrong. [WAS]: Zip utility on Windows for ODT exporter

2013-04-11 Thread Achim Gratz
Loyall, David writes: >> Then practically all programs are uncivilized, especially when >> considering that dynamic libraries are just another form of external >> executables. > > Yes. But would you grant me that this is done in a more orderly > fashion? It may appear that way, but the closer you

Re: [O] We're doing it wrong. [WAS]: Zip utility on Windows for ODT exporter

2013-04-11 Thread Bastien
"Loyall, David" writes: > I'm experimenting with quitting smoking. Suggestion: never start. (Been there...) Trying to capture this: * Stop smoking :PROPERTIES: :ORDERED: t :END: ** TODO Don't stop smoking ** TODO Don't start smoking SCHEDULED: <2013-04-11 jeu. +1d> :) -- Bastien

Re: [O] We're doing it wrong. [WAS]: Zip utility on Windows for ODT exporter

2013-04-11 Thread Loyall, David
> From: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org On Behalf Of Achim Gratz > Loyall, David writes: > > And that's why civilized programs don't depend on external executables > > from $PATH. > > Then practically all programs are uncivilized, especially when considering > that > dynamic libraries are just another form

Re: [O] We're doing it wrong. [WAS]: Zip utility on Windows for ODT exporter

2013-04-07 Thread Achim Gratz
Loyall, David writes: > And that's why civilized programs don't depend on external executables > from $PATH. Then practically all programs are uncivilized, especially when considering that dynamic libraries are just another form of external executables. > Now, I'd imagine that some people have ar

Re: [O] We're doing it wrong. [WAS]: Zip utility on Windows for ODT exporter

2013-04-06 Thread Achim Gratz
John Hendy writes: > I'll keep thinking through it. For now, I got Windows working by > simply editing ox-odt directly and replacing zip with zip.exe :) The only reason I can think of why this should help is that you somewhere have a file named "zip" (without any extension) in your path and before

Re: [O] We're doing it wrong. [WAS]: Zip utility on Windows for ODT exporter

2013-04-06 Thread Bastien
John Hendy writes: > I'll keep thinking through it. For now, I got Windows working by > simply editing ox-odt directly and replacing zip with zip.exe :) Is this that easy? And is it needed for all Windows users who do not install Cygwin? If so, the simple variable could do. -- Bastien

Re: [O] We're doing it wrong. [WAS]: Zip utility on Windows for ODT exporter

2013-04-06 Thread John Hendy
On Sat, Apr 6, 2013 at 1:09 PM, Bastien wrote: > Hi John, > > John Hendy writes: > >> I guess there's no time like the present for learning some lisp. > > :) > >> *If* I can figure out how to do this, it would be a simple variable to >> set the name of the zip utility. I'd add documentation speci

Re: [O] We're doing it wrong. [WAS]: Zip utility on Windows for ODT exporter

2013-04-06 Thread Bastien
Hi John, John Hendy writes: > I guess there's no time like the present for learning some lisp. :) > *If* I can figure out how to do this, it would be a simple variable to > set the name of the zip utility. I'd add documentation specific to > Windows linking to INFO-zip or some other utility, i

Re: [O] We're doing it wrong. [WAS]: Zip utility on Windows for ODT exporter

2013-04-06 Thread John Hendy
On Fri, Apr 5, 2013 at 7:10 PM, Bastien wrote: > Hi John and David, > > If one of you can provide a patch for this, that'd be great. > I guess there's no time like the present for learning some lisp. *If* I can figure out how to do this, it would be a simple variable to set the name of the zip u

Re: [O] We're doing it wrong. [WAS]: Zip utility on Windows for ODT exporter

2013-04-05 Thread Bastien
Hi John and David, If one of you can provide a patch for this, that'd be great. Thanks, -- Bastien

Re: [O] We're doing it wrong. [WAS]: Zip utility on Windows for ODT exporter

2013-03-27 Thread John Hendy
On Wed, Mar 27, 2013 at 9:06 AM, Loyall, David wrote: >> Just tried [...X] and don't have the [... utility] that Org is looking for. > > And that's why civilized programs don't depend on external executables from > $PATH. > > Now, I'd imagine that some people have argued in the past that org shou

[O] We're doing it wrong. [WAS]: Zip utility on Windows for ODT exporter

2013-03-27 Thread Loyall, David
> Just tried [...X] and don't have the [... utility] that Org is looking for. And that's why civilized programs don't depend on external executables from $PATH. Now, I'd imagine that some people have argued in the past that org shouldn't depend on external executables. Clearly those arguments