> > > > _This_ surely won't ever work outside controlled enviroments. > > > > > > > Yes, I think that's precisely what he's trying to do. He wants to be able > to have a single (say) image file that is embedded in multiple LyX files, > referenced by absolute path, and have it be packed and unpacked, etc, etc, > to and from some shared location. But don't take my word for it.
Your understanding is correct. In this particular case, maybe Andre refers to ../images/blah, which is relative and easier to handle, but this does not really matter. The current implementation allows you to embed *any* file, relative or absolute. Once they are embedded, they should work in the embedded mode. If you unbundle them under the same system, they went back to their original locations. (Note that, because these out-of-tree files are relatively stable, overwrite is usually not needed). When we unbundle them on another system, we try to put them to the same location, but this can be impossible due to OS differences. This is where all the discussions start. Once embedded, changes in ../images/blah will not change document output. To make use an updated version, one can 'update from external file', or unbundle, choose 'do not overwrite', and bundle again. Bo
