Enhanced include capabilities

[tinman]

- AddIncludePath or similar, for multiple include paths

- The ability to include files from the relative path from where the current file is, for example:

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; filename: foo.pb
IncludePath "c:\"
XIncludeFile "sub_folder\bar.pb"  ; Includes c:\sub_folder\bar.pb

And in that file...

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; filename: bar.pb
XIncludeFile "a_really_important_file.pb" ; Includes c:\sub_folder\a_really_important_file.pb

The current way PB works is to try to include c:\a_really_important_file.pb.

[Lebostein]

My idea is: Add a new folder in PureBasic-Directory, for example "Includes". In this directory you can copy all your include files for using in different projects (like UserLibrary directory for your *.lib files):

• .
  ..
  Catalogs
  Compilers
  Debugger
  Examples
  Includes (New!)
  Library SDK
  PureLibraries
  Residents
  ....

When you include a file now (for example: IncludFile "MyHighresTimer.pbi"), the compiler search for this file with follow priority:
1) Search in the new include directory -> If include not found:
2) Search in the folder adjusted by "IncludePath" -> If include not found:
3) Search in the current directory -> If include not found: Error!

So you have a global include directory and you need not set the include path every time in every project.

[Justin]

yes we need the include directory(like most languages have). this simple things can make things much easier

but the PB updates should be very carefull not touching user files in that dir

[dracflamloc]

You can't include a file such as "./includes/test.pb" ???

[Lebostein]

Yes, very very useful.

Better to turn around the sequence of priority in my first post:

1) Search in the current directory -> If include not found:
2) Search in the folder adjusted by "IncludePath" -> If include not found:
3) Search in the new PB include directory -> If include not found: Error!

So you can 'overload' a include from the global include directory with a changed include with the same name in the current directory or in the directory adjusted by "IncludePath".

[Justin]

or just like in c

include <something> , searches the include dir

include "something" , searches the given path