[Gambas-user] Sharing libraries across projects : new proposal!

[Benoît Minisini]

Hi,

I'm still thinking about that, especially trying to find the simplest 
solution.

Here is a new proposal, that requires less changes:

1) Add a new project option that allows to indicate the library search 
directory at runtime. If specified, the libraries are searched in that 
directory first. (Question: are multiple directories needed?)

2) Elsewhere, the libraries are searched in the same directory than the 
components, '<gambas installation prefix>/lib/gambas3'. The difference 
is that a library has no *.component file, and its name cannot starts 
with "gb.", which is reserved for gambas components.

3) For backward compatibility, the libraries are finally searched in 
'<gambas installation prefix>/bin'.

4) At debug time, in the IDE, libraries are searched in the same 
directories, and will be listed in the project configuration dialog to 
be checked (the old specific library tab may be removed).

5) The packager will install libraries in '<gambas installation 
prefix>/lib/gambas3', and prevent the use of 'gb.' at the beginning of 
project name.

What do you think now?

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Benoît Minisini