Re: [Gretl-devel] open path bug
Sven Schreiber schrieb:
Allin Cottrell schrieb:
> I've just experimented and I can't reproduce the problem you
> describe. That is:
>
> * In gretl GUI, open script from ad hoc location (not working
> directory, not shell PWD) via File menu. This script starts with
> a command to open a datafile with no explicit path given, and the
> datafile in question is in the same ad hoc location.
>
> * Run script; datafile is found OK as advertised.
>
> * Make changes to script and save it. Re-run script. Datafile is
> still found.
>
> I don't doubt that you're seeing what you're seeing, but could you
> give a little more detail? What does the script do, for instance?
>
It does a lot ;-)
I will try to narrow it down tomorrow.
Ok, it seems pretty clear now:
The essential structure of the script is:
open file_in_same_directory.gdt
include ../script_in_upperlevel_dir.inp
And the "jump" to ../ seems to confuse the path-finding apparatus. It
doesn't seem to have anything to do with changing the script, I might as
well have just executed it two times in a row.
BTW, I guess I would need to revisit the path-finding discussion we had
a long time back, but right now I don't see any difference between 'open
thisfile.gdt' and 'open ./thisfile.gdt' in practical use.
thanks,
sven