Re: library help -- multiple procedures in one file [message #30954 is a reply to message #30952] |
Fri, 24 May 2002 10:09   |
David Fanning
Messages: 11724 Registered: August 2001
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Liam E. Gumley (Liam.Gumley@ssec.wisc.edu) writes:
> I have to say that I manually compile procedures or functions all the
> time during development and testing, e.g.
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> 1) Open a source file in nedit (or emacs, vi, IDLDE etc.),
> 2) Make changes to the file and save it,
> 3) Recompile the procedure or function (using .compile),
> 4) Run a test,
> 5) Go back to step 2 and iterate until it runs correctly.
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> So it's probably more accurate to say that once you are finished
> modifying a source file, and you've placed it in the IDL path, there
> should never be a reason to compile it manually.
Oh, I just hit the button that saves it and compiles it
automatically. I guess I'd forgotten I *ever* compile
routines. :-)
Cheers,
David
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