[Radiance-general] Re: os 10.3 panther raypath set

Thu, 27 Nov 2003 09:07:36 +0900

Actually, I think there is an easier solution. If rview is renamed, then
there`s the backwards compatibility problem. But it should be possible to
use the enemie`s weapons;) as they say, every problem includes it`s own
solution. If an alias is defined, for example "rvi" (pun intended!) pointing
to radiance`s rview (it`s even two letters less to type) This could be
included in the main distribution to be used in case rview colides with vi,
and without compatibility problems. Unfortunately I don`t know how to do
this, or even if it is possible at all, but I hope it makes sense.

Santiago.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected]
> [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of
> Mark Steven Baker
> Sent: Thursday, November 27, 2003 8:36 AM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [Radiance-general] Re: os 10.3 panther raypath set
>
>
> This problem has existed for far too long. The simple and intelligent
> fix is to rename the Radiance rview program in the source and makefiles
> to radview or some such and be done with it.
>
> Complaining about vi, vim, and standard Unix applications is not
> a solution,
> it is just a band-aid approach. If there are other Radiance tools with
> name clashes, then these tools should also be renamed. Radiance is a very
> specialized tool used by a very, very. very small number of
> computer users.
> Linux, FreeBSD, Solaris, Cygwin, and other Unix or unix-like systems
> are used by thousands of more users. If you want to make radiance more
> accessible and useable by others, then one of solutions is to fix these
> minor problems.
>
> Regards,
> -Steve
>
> Steven Baker
> [email protected]
>