This is literally the way we "think"...but if we all verbalized it this way... we would all have a stack overflow at runtime.
On Fri, Oct 22, 2010 at 11:56 AM, Ralph <grkunt...@gmail.com> wrote: > I have a Clojure program that I build as a JAR file using Maven. > Embedded in the JAR Manifest is a build-version number, including the > build timestamp. > > I can easily read this at runtime from the JAR Manifest using the > following code: > > (defn set-version > "Set the version variable to the build number." > [] > (def version > (-> (str "jar:" (-> my.ns.name (.getProtectionDomain) > (.getCodeSource) > (.getLocation)) > "!/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF") > (URL.) > (.openStream) > (Manifest.) > (.. getMainAttributes) > (.getValue "Build-number")))) > but I've been told that it is bad karma to use def inside defn. > > What is the Clojure-idiomatic way to set a constant at runtime? I > obviously do not have the build-version information to embed in my > code as a def, but I would like it set once (and for all) from the > main function when the program starts. It should then be available as > a def to the rest of the running code. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Clojure" group. > To post to this group, send email to clojure@googlegroups.com > Note that posts from new members are moderated - please be patient with > your first post. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<clojure%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Clojure" group. To post to this group, send email to clojure@googlegroups.com Note that posts from new members are moderated - please be patient with your first post. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en
