Re: How to find directory where the program is?

["Marin David Condic" <dont.bother.mcondic.auntie.spam@[acm.org>]

Sounds like something that would benefit from a logical name, environment
variable or other system dependent technique. I doubt there is any good way
of doing it that will work across all Ada implementations & platforms. You
might rely on a command line parameter and set up a shell script or batch
file to do the actual execution - the user gets a simple command to run the
program and you have an easily modified script file for specifying the
directory in which it is installed. It at least lets you code to a
system-independent scheme, with the dependencies left to the script file.

I wonder if it is possible to specify a portable interface for doing this
sort of thing that could be supported in some manner on most popular
operating systems? Would most OS's provide some version of a logical name
such that defining a "Translate_Logical_Name" operation would yield things
like files/directories?

MDC
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Marin David Condic
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"Preben Randhol" <randhol+abuse@pvv.org> wrote in message
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> Basicly so that the program can find out where it's other files are like
> the help files and graphics etc...
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