[GRASS5] SEARCH_PATH

[Glynn Clements]

Thierry Laronde wrote:

> I'm unable to find where I have read that one desired feature would be
> in the future to be able to access files spread all around, possibly
> read only, and to not have the obligation to recopy the data in the
> current MAPSET.
> 
> Isn't SEARCH_PATH exactly already defined for that? Since, from progman
> (4.1) files are searched using the path specified here, but new files
> are only written in the current MAPSET all the features are already here
> 
> Users need only to set some symbolic links (on OSes supporting this) in
> the location pointing to other repositories and list them in
> SEARCH_PATH.

Well, ideally the user shouldn't have to be fiddling around with the
internals of the database directory or making symlinks.

-- 
Glynn Clements <glynn.clements at virgin.net>