Re: naming relative paths within a project

[Hans Hagen <pragma@wxs.nl>]

Hi,

Indeed you need to add the (relative) path, simply because tex cannot ask 
for a directory (well, now i think of it, it can by using a sys call; 
actually i do have a script that generates an xml path structure, so maybe 
i can add that as feature some day)

if your filenames are unique, you can omit the paths and say:

\usepath[BodyMatter]
\usepath[FrontMatter]

context does look for files at . and .. and ../.. and ../../.. 
(configurable depth)

Hans


At 08:05 PM 2/24/2003 +0800, you (Guy) wrote:

>I've got a very short question, but coupled to a very long
>explanation, my question is: when referencing a component file from
>within a product file (and given that the component file is stored in
>the same directory as the product file, which is in a sub-directory
>below my project file) must I include the relative path of the component
>file from my project directory, through my sub-directories to my
>component file, or can I just refer to the component's filename.
>
>Now here is the actual example.  I've done a little bit of ASCII
>artwork below showing the directory structure that I'm following.  My
>artwork isn't the best, so I've also include some explanation.
>
>Project
>   |
>   ---- EnviromentPageLayout.tex  (global environment file)
>   |
>   ---- Project.tex               (project file)
>   |
>   |----|
>   |  FrontMatter                        (directory)
>   |    |
>   |    ---- EnvironmentFrontMatter.tex  (local environment file)
>   |    |
>   |    ---- ProductFrontMatter.tex      (product file)
>   |    |
>   |    ---- TitlePage.tex               (component file)
>   |    |
>   |    ---- Contents.tex                (component file)
>   |    |
>   |    ---- Preface                     (component file)
>   |
>   |----|
>   |  BodyMatter                         (directory)
>   |    |
>   |    ---- EnvironmentBodyMatter.tex   (local environment file)
>   |    |
>   |    ---- ProductBodyMatter.tex       (product file)
>   |    |
>   |    ---- Chapter01.tex               (component file)
>   |    |
>   |    ---- Chapter02.tex               (component file)
>   |    |
>   |----|
>       BackMatter                        (directory)
>        |
>        ---- EnvironmentBackMatter.tex   (local environment file)
>        |
>        ---- ProductBackMatter.tex       (product file)
>        |
>        ---- Appendix01.tex              (component file)
>        |
>        ---- Index.tex                   (component file)
>
>
>In my Project directory I have two files:
>
>   1) EnvironmentPageLayout.tex
>
>      If you are interested in an environment, the one I've based mine
>      on is the one posted by David Arnold
>
>      http://ml-archives.mini.pw.edu.pl/ntg-context/msg02853.html
>
>   2) Project.tex
>
>    ----
>
>    %project file
>
>    \startproject Project
>
>    \environment EnvironmentPageLayout
>
>    \product FrontMatter/ProductFrontMatter
>
>    \product BodyMatter/ProductBodyMatter
>
>    \product BackMatter/ProductBackMatter
>
>    \stopproject
>
>    ---
>
> >From the project directory, I've created 3 sub-directories,
>FrontMatter, BodyMatter, and BackMatter and each of these
>sub-directories contains:
>
>   1) an Environment file
>
>   2) a Product file, for example, in the BodyMatter directory, I have
>
>    -----
>
>    % product file
>
>    \startproduct ProductBodyMatter
>
>    \project Project
>
>    \environment BodyMatter/EnvironmentBodyMatter
>
>    \startbodymatter
>
>    \component BodyMatter/Chapter01
>
>    \stopbodymatter
>
>    \stopproduct
>
>    -----
>
>   3) many Component files, for example, Chapter01.tex, in the BodyMatter
>      directory, looks like:
>
>    -----
>
>    % component Chapter01
>
>    \startcomponent Chapter01
>
>    \project ProjectJavaXMLManuscript
>
>    \product BodyMatter/ProductBodyMatter
>
>    \chapter[introduction]{Introduction}
>
>    \stopcomponent
>
>    -----
>
>
>So my question in terms of the above structure, is: must I refer to
>each component in the product file by its full path name
>
>   \component BodyMatter/Chapter01
>
>or can I refer to it, by just its file name
>
>   \component Chapter01
>
>where Chapter01.tex is a file contained in a subdirectory of the
>project file.
>
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