Re: PATH: autoload with explicit path

[Bart Schaefer <schaefer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sat, 28 Jan 2017, Peter Stephenson wrote:

> On Sat, 28 Jan 2017 10:05:46 -0800 (PST)
> Bart Schaefer <schaefer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > If every autoload were relative to the absolute-path information of the
> > calling function context, Sebastian's plan would work without needing
> > to edit anything, provided that he autoloads the bootstrap function with
> > an absolute path.
>
> I'm afraid this is just confusing matters.  Sebastian was asking for a
> new option.

Well yes, the option would be on the autoload of the bootstrap function,
i.e.,

	autoload -P /some/hard/path/foo

where "foo" in turn calls "autoload bar" would cause the autoload of bar
to inherit /some/hard/path from foo.

> There's no question of changing the default behaviour

Indeed not.


("-P" chosen for example only and entirely without reference to whether it
conflicts with some other use of -P in typeset/functions/etc.)