On Mon, Dec 27, 2021 at 07:30:46PM +0000, José Abílio Matos wrote: > On Saturday, 25 December 2021 18.32.21 WET Scott Kostyshak wrote: > > On Sun, Oct 31, 2021 at 12:58:19PM -0400, Scott Kostyshak wrote: > > Hi Scott, > I find you choice of dates very convenient. :-) > > https://journeys.dartmouth.edu/folklorearchive/2016/11/12/halloween-and-christmas/ > > “Why do programmers always mix up Halloween and Christmas?” > “Because Oct 31 = Dec 25.”
Ha that is a good one!
> Regarding the problem at hand, as an example, my suggestion is to change:
>
> \converter pdf4 pdf8 "python $$s/scripts/convert_pdf.py $$i $$o ebook"
>
> to
>
> \converter pdf4 pdf8 "$${python} $$s/scripts/convert_pdf.py $$i $$o ebook"
>
> The idea is to use the converter code, e.g. the $$i $$o ..., and add there
> the
> substitution from $${python} to the python path that we have already
> determined in os::find_python.
>
> Before doing that my question is if others are comfortable with this plan.
>
> The idea of using that syntax is to be in the same spirit as the ones we
> already have:
>
> $$i
> $$o
> $$s
>
> and so on.
>
> The idea of using the curly brackets is similar to what shell (almost all the
> variants) does.
>
> I also intend to add the -t to the command invocation, and thus removing all
> those from configure.py.
I like the idea of centralizing the command. That will make things
easier when we switch everything back to Perl :) /s
In more seriousness, I like the idea. I don't see any disadvantage to
your proposal.
Thanks,
Scott
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