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Re: How to modify my IDL library path? [message #57078]

Thu, 29 November 2007 23:21

izimine
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Registered: November 1997

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> For managing sake, I don't want to extract textoidl files to /usr/
> local/itt/idl64/addon/. Is it possible to change IDL's searching path?
>

use '+' in front of the directory to include subdirectories
IDL_PATH="+$RSI_DIR/addon;..."

> Besides, it seems that IDL can't recognize my addons as a "native"
> routine. (i.e. I need to compile them before I call them, unlike other
> utilities such as interpolation.) Is there a trick to fix this?

1. print, !path ; to make sure you have correct path
2. can you 'ls' the directory as a normal user (else chmod o+r or
better move your addon to $HOME/idl)
3. lowercase your .pro files

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