This is not a problem if you use routes.py
On Jun 18, 9:48 am, Jean-Guy <[email protected]> wrote: > My comment between the text down there... > > On 2010-06-15 18:51, Yarko Tymciurak wrote: > > > > > On Jun 15, 1:05 pm, Jean-Guy<[email protected]> wrote: > > >> On 2010-06-15 13:16, Thadeus Burgess wrote: > > >>> I ment... whats the use attempting to convince Massimo that this is a > >>> good idea although many community members want it. He has been against > >>> this suggestion for the last year that I have been using web2py and > >>> this has been brought up many times, and he probably won't ever change > >>> his mind, so we should just stop arguing the topic. > > >>> -- > >>> Thadeus > > >>> On Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 12:05 PM, Jean-Guy<[email protected]> wrote: > > >>>> On 2010-06-15 11:47, Thadeus Burgess wrote: > > >>>>> bah, whats the use. > > >>>>> -- > >>>>> Thadeus > > >>>>> On Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 10:14 AM, Jean-Guy<[email protected]> > >>>>> wrote: > > >>>>>> On 2010-06-15 02:45, mdipierro wrote: > > >>>>>> se you do not have too, you can use ruotes already for this > >>>>>> purpose. > > >>>>>> Here :http://www.web2py.com/AlterEgo/default/show/42 > > >>>> Just specify the app to load by default... > > >>>> Jonhy > > >> That works pretty much OK : > > >> routes_in = (('/', '/yourappname/'),) > > > .... and don't forget routes_out, and routes_error ---- for this to > > work like init or welcome, you have to think about it a bit. > > > While routes.py is _general_ it is not as simple& straightforward as > > a command line or other kind of config option would be (note: there > > are already configuration parameters currently held in parameters.py > > ---- Massimo is just against, I think, a rampant explosion of these - > > wants to limit them). > > > Thadeus points out this: it's a very common request, an often used > > thing (yes you _can_ just link or rename your app to applications/ > > init!!! and why wouldn't you???). > > I have no problem to make symbolic link to init... The only drawback I > observe is that the name of the app becomes "init"... I probably just > have to change the layout and retag the app name I want... If it's the > way it have been figured I have no problem. I think the problem is just > that the doc is to weak about this particular aspect of the deployment > of web2py app. I will try to setup a blog and write my recipe that could > help other user. > > > > > I think the simpler solution (simpler than routes.py) is - when > > deploying, link your app to applicaitons/init --- it is simple, it > > will behave as you want, and the only "operating system" that I can > > think of that doesn't have directory level symbolic links is > > (possibly) Windows. > > > I think there are already 2 ways to do this, one flexible (routes), > > one simple (link your app to init) - and the only possible complainers > > would be those deploying on windows, and even for them a simple > > solution is simply renaming their desired app to init. > > > As Thadeus points out (albeit for different reasons) there is no real > > reason to argue this. > > > Done! > > > Regards, > > - Yarko > > >> The only thing is the information should be made easily available in doc > >> in the deployment recipe section... Then when come the time to push a > >> site in prod the user has not to search or ask the mailing-list. > > >> Jonhy > > Jonhy
