Re: [Gnump3d-users] Re: Windows Configuration (can't figure out the slashes)

[Jim Lucas]

Brian Shepard wrote:
> I hope someone might have some insight on this.  I'll include an example of
> what I'm talking about from GNUMP3d 2.9 final's default conf.win.in file:
>
> root               = C:/mp3
> logfile            = C:/gnump3d2/logs/access.log
> errorlog           = C:/gnump3d2/logs/error.log
> stats_program      = C:\gnump3d2\bin\gnump3d-top.bat
> index_program      = C:\gnump3d2\bin\gnump3d-index.bat
> template_directory = C:/gnump3d2/templates
> theme_directory    = C:/gnump3d2/templates
> theme_dir          = c:\gnump3d2\templates
> plugin_directory   = C:/gnump3d2/lib/gnump3d/plugins
> mime_file          = C:/gnump3d2/etc/mime.types
> file_types         = C:/gnump3d2/etc/file.types
> now_playing_dir    = C:/gnump3d2/logs/serving
> tag_cache          = C:/gnump3d2/logs/tag.cache
> lockfile           = C:/gnump3d2/lock.tmp
> plugin_directory   = C:/gnump3d2/lib/gnump3d/plugins
> now_playing_path   = c:\gnump3d2\logs\serving
> tag_cache          = C:/gnump3d2/logs/tag.cache
>
> Are the forward slash and back slash used interchangeably?  Is there some
> sort of reason why one is used in a certain case?  If I revert back to the
> default conf.win file, I have to use K:/music as opposed to K:\music as my
> root directory or Firefox cannot open any subdirectories.  What's the deal?
>
> Brian
>
> On 6/11/07, Brian Shepard <address@hidden> wrote:
> > I had GNUMP3d working beautifully under Ubuntu, but I switched my HTPC to
> > Windows and want to retain my music server.  Unfortunately, I can't 
> > get all
> > the features set up correctly.  There seems to be a lot of issues with
> > forward slash "/" and back slash "\" and when to use which one.  Plus 
> > there
> > is so much more redundancy under Windows, under linux I only had to 
> > change
> > the conf.  I got it installed correctly and a lot of trial and error 
> > got the
> > server working but without random selections and "new" never went 
> > away, even
> > though it was set to 7 days.  Does anyone have some configuration tips;
> > which slash to use where and which files need editing?  This is the 
> > missing
> > link to my HTPC and I want my GNUMP3d back.  I appreciate it.
> >
> > Brian
>
>
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To give you a little more info.

\n = new line
\t = tab
\r = carriage return

These are all special characters when you are talking about a string

in some cases, a '\' before any char will escape the char.  So, what you 
end up with is this

this
index_program      = C:\gnump3d2\bin\gnump3d-index.bat
will be this
index_program      = C:\gnump3d2\bin\gnump3d-index.bat

this
index_program      = C:\\gnump3d2\\bin\\gnump3d-index.bat
will be this
index_program      = C:\gnump3d2\bin\gnump3d-index.bat

but this
index_program      = C:/gnump3d2/bin/gnump3d-index.bat
equates to this
index_program      = C:\gnump3d2\bin\gnump3d-index.bat

Hope this explains it a little better

Jim Lucas