Re: [Gnumed-devel] Packages

[David Grant]

Karsten Hilbert wrote:

> > I agree with everything except:
> >
> >    
> >
> > > 1. Basically for the purpose of getting rid of the entire get_base_path 
> > > thing in gnumed.py, and this in gnumed.py as well:
> > >      
> > Now how do we find the documentation, translation strings and gnumed_logo.png?
> > [the png could be inlined in a Python module as we do with Richard's little 
> > icons,  but not the rest]
> > Sorry to perseverate on this point, but I'm still unclear as to the answer.
> >    
> And still we need the GNUMED_DIR handling. The minute you
> remove it someone will pop up and say: Foo doesn't do Bar. I
> need to control where GnuMed looks for files explicitely.
>
> How about using it for finding the non-python files (if a
> couple standard places don't work) ?
>
>  
I though GNUMED_DIR wasn't needed?  I never set it and gnumed starts up 
fine.  I thought getting the current directory via get_base_dir was fine.

> > If we are going to reorganise the CVS, we should consider clearing some 
> > dead-wood.
> > (stuff under test-area that's not being maintained anymore).
> >    
> It is still useful as reference. I usually remove files when
> their concepts have been absorbed in the main code.
>
>  
Is there any stuff besides yours that is dead wood?