[Gambas-user] Limitations when using the embedded server for debugging

[T Lee Davidson]

On 1/9/23 15:09, Claus Dietrich wrote:
> During development of WebPage applications examples (based on gb.web) for the Gambas-Buch we noticed that HTML-linked(/included) 
> files like CSS, icons/images, multimedia and JavaScript have to be in the .public directory if one wants to use the embedded 
> server for debugging. If the linked files are located in any other project sub-directory (i.e. .hidden) they are not found. As a 
> result, all files will end up in the compiled executable and hence are not changeable or replaceable.
> 
> Normally Gambas projects can use the .hidden directory to exclude files from the compiled executable, but this option is not 
> available in conjunction with the embedded server. Even large movies will have to be included in the executable.
> 
> This limitation doesn't apply if an external server is used, but this requires the installation of a server on the development 
> platform or a separate platform with SSH access.
> 
> Question: Why does this bothersome limitation exist, resp. can it be eliminated or is there a trick to include/ link files, if 
> they are in the .hidden-directory?
> 
> With best regards
> 
> Claus

I cannot tell you why that limitation exists. But, I got the impression that Benoît may be rethinking that.

In the meantime, perhaps you could try symlinking to the external files from the .public directory.


-- 
Lee