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[Wayne Stambaugh <stambaughw@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

There already is a better way.  It's called ldconfig.  This is how you 
manage library paths in Linux.  It allows you to add custom paths to 
your hearts content.  You can even add temporary paths in a console for 
debugging custom libraries.  I see no reason add something to KiCad that 
is handled at the system level.  I would not support any patch that 
would disregard the system level library management.  Windows is another 
story since it does not have a library manager other than the PATH 
environment variable in which case you would just use the PATH 
environment variable.

Wayne

On 7/21/2012 12:41 PM, Denis Kuzmenko wrote:
> Hi Arius,
>
> I've tried to find some better way but failed.
> Any suggestions on how to do it better?
> Anyways this code will not break windows but will give additional
> feature to Linux distribution.
>
>
> Best Regards, Denys Kuzmenko.
>
>
> 2012/7/21 arius <cpp.development@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
> > Hm, this seems not to be a Windows compatible solution, because the path separator there is typically ";".
> >
> > > ________________________________
> > > Von: Denis Kuzmenko <dart@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > An: kicad-developers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > Gesendet: 1:55 Dienstag, 17.Juli 2012
> > > Betreff: [Kicad-developers] [PATCH] Look in PATH for binaries
> > >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > This patch makes software to look also in PATH environment variable
> > > directories for binaries to launch.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Best Regards, Denys Kuzmenko.
> > >
> > > === modified file 'common/gestfich.cpp'
> > > --- common/gestfich.cpp 2012-01-26 19:48:45 +0000
> > > +++ common/gestfich.cpp 2012-07-16 23:50:22 +0000
> > > @@ -40,6 +40,8 @@
> > > #include <wx/mimetype.h>
> > > #include <wx/filename.h>
> > > #include <wx/dir.h>
> > > +#include <wx/utils.h>
> > > +#include <wx/tokenzr.h>
> > >
> > > /* List of default paths used to locate help files and KiCad library files.
> > >   *
> > > @@ -409,6 +411,19 @@
> > >              return FullFileName;
> > >      }
> > >
> > > +    /* Look in PATH environment variable */
> > > +    wxString path;
> > > +    wxGetEnv(wxT("PATH"), &path);
> > > +
> > > +    wxStringTokenizer tkz(path, wxT(":"));
> > > +    while(tkz.HasMoreTokens())
> > > +    {
> > > +       FullFileName = tkz.GetNextToken() + shortname;
> > > +
> > > +       if( wxFileExists( FullFileName ) )
> > > +                       return FullFileName;
> > > +    }
> > > +
> > >      return shortname;
> > > }
> > >
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