[PD] using relative paths in OS X

[Roman Haefeli]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Frank Barknecht" <fbar at footils.org>

> Hallo,
> Roman Haefeli hat gesagt: // Roman Haefeli wrote:
>
> > i wonder how to use relative paths in os x. it works in the command-file
> > (-open ../path/patch.pd), but not in pd itself.
> > [; pd open file.pd ../path/to/file( to open a patch seems not to work.
i'm
> > normally a windows-user and i'm looking for a way to specify relative
paths,
> > which are understood by both windows and mac.
>
> According to the docs ("3.7. dealing with files" again) Pd looks
> relative to the patch location. Take special care with abstractions.

yeah, but nevertheless the same relative path works in windows, but not in
os x, although the environments are the same. is there a difference in
syntax in using relative paths?
thanks for any hints.

roman