Re: finding project files in parent dirs automatically

[Hans Hagen <pragma@wxs.nl>]

Sanjoy Mahajan wrote:
> From:    Taco Hoekwater <taco@elvenkind.com>
>   
>>> Is there a hardcoded limit on how far up context searches?
>>>       
>> Like you just discovered, it searches three levels (current, parent,
>> grandparent). The max level is defined in this macro:
>>
>>    \def\maxreadlevel{3}
>>
>> You can simply redefine the macro if needed (you have to do that in
>> cont-sys, otherwise you have a bootstrapping problem).
>>
>> The file reading macros are in supp-fil.tex, if interested.
>>     
>
> Tested and works great, thanks.  I had looked around for such an
> object but didn't find it.
>
> Can the default be 4? (If it doesn't break other assumptions.)
>
>   
best put this directive in your local cont-sys.tex 

you may formulate it as a feature request (i have to think about it) 

Hans 


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