Re: [feature request] Optimised path length

[Shigio YAMAGUCHI]

Hi,
It is an interesting idea.
However, here is 'help-global' mailing list.
Could you please send it to 'bug-global' mailing list?
(The purpose of this mailing list is written in
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Thank you in advance.

On Sun, 03 Feb 2013 04:13:12 +0800
Leo Liu <address@hidden> wrote:

> Hi there,
> 
> I have system libs/pkgs specified in GTAGSLIBPATH and often get
> something like the following:
> 
>         
> ../../../../../../usr/local/java/1.6/classes/java/lang/Thread.java:132:class 
> Thread implements Runnable {
> 
> which is long and ugly.
> 
> So I have been wondering if there is a third option other than relative
> or absolute that chooses whatever is shorter.
> 
> In the example the absolute path is the shorter of the two and under
> this imaginary option the following should be displayed instead:
> 
>         /usr/local/unix/java/1.6/classes/java/lang/Thread.java:132:class 
> Thread implements Runnable {
> 
> And result from current project is still relative since it is shorter:
> 
>         org/mozilla/classfile/ClassFileWriter.java:4308:final class 
> ClassFileField
> 
> What do you think?
> 
> Thanks,
> Leo
> 
> 
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