I've been out of the group for a while, so please forgive me if I'm being unoriginal:

I was wondering whether as well as specifying directories in -I we could also specify zips (just in the same way one can in Java)?

Also, perhaps an extension of this idea would be an extended library format comprising the library code along with (stripped equivalents) of the include directory structure.

"Matthew Wilson" <dmd@synesis.com.au> wrote in message news:bdja5o$319h$1@digitaldaemon.com...
> I was wondering whether as well as specifying directories in -I we could also specify zips (just in the same way one can in Java)?

It's a good idea, I've just never gotten to it.

> Also, perhaps an extension of this idea would be an extended library
format
> comprising the library code along with (stripped equivalents) of the
include
> directory structure.

There are many good ideas along that line. I've often thought the .lib file format was terribly shortsighted and inadequate.

Any more thoughts on this?



"Walter" <walter@digitalmars.com> wrote in message news:bdjg9u$68g$1@digitaldaemon.com...
>
> "Matthew Wilson" <dmd@synesis.com.au> wrote in message news:bdja5o$319h$1@digitaldaemon.com...
> > I was wondering whether as well as specifying directories in -I we could also specify zips (just in the same way one can in Java)?
>
> It's a good idea, I've just never gotten to it.
>
> > Also, perhaps an extension of this idea would be an extended library
> format
> > comprising the library code along with (stripped equivalents) of the
> include
> > directory structure.
>
> There are many good ideas along that line. I've often thought the .lib
file
> format was terribly shortsighted and inadequate.
>
>

Not at the moment, too many things on my plate!

"Matthew Wilson" <matthew@stlsoft.org> wrote in message news:bhv8ni$19gt$1@digitaldaemon.com...
> Any more thoughts on this?
>
>
>
> "Walter" <walter@digitalmars.com> wrote in message news:bdjg9u$68g$1@digitaldaemon.com...
> >
> > "Matthew Wilson" <dmd@synesis.com.au> wrote in message news:bdja5o$319h$1@digitaldaemon.com...
> > > I was wondering whether as well as specifying directories in -I we
could
> > > also specify zips (just in the same way one can in Java)?
> >
> > It's a good idea, I've just never gotten to it.
> >
> > > Also, perhaps an extension of this idea would be an extended library
> > format
> > > comprising the library code along with (stripped equivalents) of the
> > include
> > > directory structure.
> >
> > There are many good ideas along that line. I've often thought the .lib
> file
> > format was terribly shortsighted and inadequate.
> >
> >
>
>