k_guile [Was: Re: [PD] Re: access environment variables from Pd?]

[Kjetil Svalastog Matheussen]

Frank Barknecht:
> > >>
> > > or Guile:
> 
> Actually you'r k_guile helpfile also includes an example for this:
> 
>  eval (display(environ))
> 
> Regarding k_guile, I have some questions: 
> 
> Where should I put the *.scm files (add.scm, any.scm,...) so that
> opening the help file in /usr/lib/pd/doc/5.reference/help-k_guile.pd
> will find them? 
> 

In the path you start pd from.


> I tried /usr/lib/pd/doc/5.reference/ and /usr/lib/pd/extra (where
> k_guile.pd_linux is) but in both cases, the k_guile objects don't get
> created because k_guild cannot find add.scm etc. 
> 
> Is it possible to add a kind of load-path as in Snd to k_guile (e.g.
> in ~/.k_guile.scm)? 
> 
Hmm, sorry, reading the source, there is no way to do that. It should
probably read %load-path to find the path, but it doesn't.
You just have to start pd from the path containing the files, or
write in the complete path to the scheme-file in the pd-object.
I'll try to remember this for the next release.

> And third a suggesiton: I think it would be better, if the global
> rc-file would not start with a dot as it does in /etc/.k_guile.scm,
> because this fits better with the conventions for other rcfiles (like
> /etc/bashrc vs. ~/.bashrc). I know, that I can "fix" this in
> global.scm.
> 

Yes, I agree, that is better. I'll try to remember that for the next
release as well.



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