Re: Subdirectories under scm/?

[Colin Hall]

Johannes Rohrer writes:

> * 2013-01-19 18:20 +0100 Ian Hulin:
>> On 19/01/13 15:34, Johannes Rohrer wrote:
>> > currently the scm/ subdirectory of LilyPond is flat, and all guile
>> > modules defined there are immediate submodules of scm. Related
>> > modules are not grouped into guile submodules, but marked with a
>> > name prefix (e.g. the framework-* group).
>> > 
>> > Is this a conscious design decision?
>> > 
>> > More tho the point, would a proposed patch that introduces a
>> > submodule group, hence a subdirectory of scm/ (and performs
>> > Makefile changes as required) meet any objections on that ground?
>>
>> Currently scm/out is being used as part of the Guile V2 work to hold
>> the byte-compiled scm modules.
>> 
>> There are also possible implications regarding the LilyPond
>> initialization code since it needs to know that internal Guile/Scheme
>> variables such as %load-path are set up correctly.
>> 
>> I like your idea in principle, but I would prefer it if it was
>> deferred until after we have managed to complete the cut-over to using
>> Guile V2.
>
> Understood, I will resist the temptation for now. Thanks for the quick 
> response.
>
>  
>> Bug-squad, it's probably worth raising a tracker entitled something
>> like "LilyPond should support a module hierarchy in scm directory
>> rather than a single flat directory".
>
> CC to bug-lilypond; maybe the guile V2 issues (#1055?) should then be 
> marked as blocking that new item.
>
>
> Best regards
>
> Johannes

New tracker created by Eluze.

http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=3129

and tracker 1055 updated:

http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1055#c27

I'm posting this so the bug squad can see the report has been handled.

Cheers,
Colin.

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Colin Hall