[Gretl-devel] Projects

Recently I have proposed to add a new feature to gretl in this thread: http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1871144&... Basically I have thought about a "project" manager to get a better script handling, automatic parameters loading, fast script running. This idea has several links with function packages and sessions concepts, that's why I decided to post It here to get any remarks. At the start gretl should read a file like this: <projects> <project> <name>Name</name> <author>Author</author> <email>mail</email> <version>0.0.0</version> <path>/path/dir/dir/</path> <descr>This is cool</descr> <run>1</run> <runs> <run id="1"> <name>Test ABC</name> <db>/dbs/abc.gdp</name> <main>1</main> </run> <run id="2"> <name>Test XYZ</name> <db>/dbs/xyz.gdp</name> <main>3</main> </run> <runs> <items> <item id="1">file_1.inp<item/> <item id="2">file_2.inp<item/> <item id="2">file_3.inp<item/> .. <items> </project> </projects> to allow some improvements such as: - fast switching among projects; - quick loading of several runs configuration for the same projects - running the default master script from any other file of the project; - no include statement needed - no nulldata/open statement needed - easy export to function package of the entire project Regarding to the concept of sessions Sven talked about in the thread previously posted, I don't see any dangerous clashes cause the session would still behave as a snapshot, eventually It should contain the reference of the project. What do u think about this? Useful? Useless? Let me know Cheers