On Wed, 26 Mar 2014, Mattias Gaertner wrote:
On Wed, 26 Mar 2014 15:19:29 +0100 (CET)
Michael Van Canneyt <mich...@freepascal.org> wrote:
[...]
I tested, and indeed:
# include_directories
.ascii "../../tmp/link\000"
I think this is an error in FPC, because the linker file contains full paths:
INPUT(
/usr/local/lib/fpc/2.7.1/units/x86_64-linux/rtl/prt0.o
/tmp/link/p.o
/usr/local/lib/fpc/2.7.1/units/x86_64-linux/rtl/system.o
...
The two should at least match; and you will not be surprised to hear that
I think the linker file is correct :)
Well, the /tmp/link is a logical, not a physical path. So I'm not yet
sure, why you think that physical cwd is the "only correct" way, but
it's ok for all other to be logical. Isn't that inconsistent?
Not in the least:
Like I said, it is the difference between 'where am i' and 'how do I get here'.
CWD is clearly 'where am i'. It is a location.
Making CWD return 'how did I get to this location' is wrong.
Symlinks make 'getting somewhere' easier, they provide shortcuts.
Their use is convenient, but no more than that.
(yes, I know you can do some other nifty tricks with them)
Did I say I was against symlinks ? No. I use them a lot, and all the time.
They're just typing shortcuts, for convenience.
You can do more with symlinks than that. Famous examples:
/tmp -> /var/tmp or the links in /lib.
Sure. All of them specify how to get somewhere. No problem with that.
So, if I open (because it is faster)
/home/michael/lazarus/lazarus.lpi
and then the IDE caption tells me I have actually opened
/home/michael/projects/lazarus/lazarus.lpi
I will only be happy.
And bash users will report it as a bug.
<quip>
Bash users should be bashed on the head till they understand symlinks :)
Why do you think I use tcsh ?
</quip>
Seriously: I think the analogy using 'where am I' and 'how did I get here'
expresses best my view on the whole issue.
Michael.
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