| Re: Paths in the Workbench [message #59557 is a reply to message #59471] |
Mon, 31 March 2008 16:19   |
David Fanning
Messages: 11724
Registered: August 2001
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Vince Hradil writes:
> How did you compile your routines in 6.4? You can do it the same way
> in 7.0, right? I'm confused about what has changed. If you manage
> your own path, you can do everything just like you used to, no?
In IDL 6.4 I went to the tab that said Build Order and
moved all my functions to the front of the queue. It was
a pain (because you couldn't export the build order
with your project), but it worked, sorta. In IDL 7,
there is no concept of a build order.
Yes, I could create my own build file (no matter how
fraught with error *that* would be!). And I can use
Notepad as my text editor, too. But after shelling out
nearly $5000 to be able to run the IDL Workbench, I'm
just a tad disappointed with what I got for my money. :-(
Turning everything off so that it works more or less like
it used to work makes me sad, and a tiny bit embarrassed
for ITTVIS. I've been hanging in there for months now,
trying to make this work, but it just gets worse and
worse.
I've resorted to having the "startup" file for my
project set the !PATH based on where the startup
file actually resides on disk. If all the other
folders are referenced with respect to the one
the startup file is in, I can at least locate things.
You just have to remember to only run the startup
file once, otherwise your PATH starts to look like
a UNIX PATH, with directories listed multiple times.
I make one big zip file and just ship the whole kit
and caboodle off to my customer. He can install it
wherever he likes, if he can just manage to find and
run the startup file.
Cheers,
David
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David Fanning, Ph.D.
Fanning Software Consulting, Inc.
Coyote's Guide to IDL Programming: http://www.dfanning.com/
Sepore ma de ni thui. ("Perhaps thou speakest truth.")
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