SRL Archive - Development

C:\Program Files\Simba\
/home/michael/Simba/

Should Simba seamlessly allow / and \ to be used for directory separators, leaving the file (open/rewrite) functions to switch between them as needed? The problem with this is then when you want to access the file "cat/dog.txt" or "meow\woof.so" or the like.
Should it be up to scripters to implement both or should a new character be used as a directory separator that file (open/rewrite) functions change the appropriate separator?

A bit of food for thought - nom it up good.

I've always used \ I have no idea why people ever use / -.-

/ works for both Linux and Windows so I would use it.

From: IceFire908
I've always used \ I have no idea why people ever use / -.-

Internet explorers use / but \ is used in programming

http://www.villavu.com/forum/
C:\Program Files\SIMBA\

I used to mix them up and use / for everything, but I learned why it is \ and now I only use \ :p

lol? SRL uses / by default, so I think we should stick to that really..

C/Program Files\Simba/

\win

From: Zyt3x
Internet explorers use / but \ is used in programming

http://www.villavu.com/forum/
C:\Program Files\SIMBA\

I used to mix them up and use / for everything, but I learned why it is \ and now I only use \ :p

IE uses / because most servers are non-Windows, thus use what everyone else uses

From: mastaraymond
lol? SRL uses / by default, so I think we should stick to that really..

SRL doesn't actual compile on Linux though, firstly due to caps-sensitivity (gonna be a lot of these to sort out). Secondly because there's no .so's of the plugins :)

Anyway, if Windows is happy enough to just use /, then I guess there's no problem. Yay bug/features!

From: mixster
IE uses / because most servers are non-Windows, thus use what everyone else uses



SRL doesn't actual compile on Linux though, firstly due to caps-sensitivity (gonna be a lot of these to sort out). Secondly because there's no .so's of the plugins :)

Anyway, if Windows is happy enough to just use /, then I guess there's no problem. Yay bug/features!

Well.. I can export the "Directory Separator" -> it would return "\" for Windows and "/" for linux.. However "/" works fine on Windows, so I see no reason to use "\"..

From: IceFire908
I've always used \ I have no idea why people ever use / -.-

Because everyone is supposed to use /. \ is only used on Windows to separate directories and even Windows doesn't really support it that well. All other systems use /.

Why dont we define our own symbol?

SRL卐Core卐Antirandoms

Not like it makes any difference if it works

From: The Claw
Why dont we define our own symbol?

SRL卐Core卐Antirandoms

Not like it makes any difference if it works

/ works on Windows too.

I guess we could export a symbol "DirectorySeparator" for Simba?