Design #1554
cocoa5-emacs-dir or cocoa5-root-dir?
Description
In the emacs initialization lines we define cocoa5-emacs-dir.
Why do we not define cocoa5-root-dir instead? Then we can specify all paths without using .. (dot-dot).
History
#1
Updated by John Abbott over 3 years ago
Updated by It seems more natural to me to specify the path to the "root" directory; then all accesses to files are "downward".
Is there a good reason to specify instead the path to the emacs subdirectory?
BTW in the commented out lines for Microsoft, the path to the packages is also defined... is that necessary?
#2
Updated by John Abbott over 3 years ago
- Status changed from New to In Progress
- % Done changed from 0 to 10
Anna points out that there are complications on Microsoft where one cannot be entirely sure where the release is unpacked into.
For example, it may unpack into C:/bla/blabla/cocoa-5.3/cocoa-5.3/CoCoA-files (rather than having a single cocoa-5.3 in the path).
When giving instruction about which path to copy, it is easier to refer to the emacs subdir than allow ambiguity when refering to cocoa-5.3.
#3
Updated by John Abbott over 3 years ago
The question arose after an email from Alasdair McAndrew (around 2020-12-18). Anna will investigate.
#4
Updated by John Abbott about 3 years ago
What is the status of this issue?
The file cocoa5.emacs defines cocoa-root-dir in terms of cocoa5-emacs-dir near the start, then uses cocoa5-root-dir thereafter (and never refers to cocoa-emacs-dir again).
Can we progress to feedback?
Has email been sent to the original person who raised the matter?
#5
Updated by John Abbott about 3 years ago
- Status changed from In Progress to Feedback
- Assignee set to John Abbott
- % Done changed from 10 to 90
- Estimated time set to 1.23 h
#6
Updated by John Abbott about 3 years ago
- Status changed from Feedback to Closed
- % Done changed from 90 to 100