Re: [feature request] Optimised path length

[Shigio YAMAGUCHI]

Hi,
It's a very interesting idea.
How about adding a new option like follows?

--path-style=<style>

<style>:
relative        equal to default
absolute        equal to the -a(--absolute) option
shorter         use the shorter one among relative and absolute for each path
absinlib        use absolute path only in library path (GTAGSLIBPATH)

The --path-style option is given more priority than the -a(--absolute) options.

Though a long name option is not suitable for typing by hand, it is suitable for
adding new style. Since almost users use global through editors like emacs,
I think it is no problem.

Any comment?

> Hi there,
> 
> I have system libs/pkgs specified in GTAGSLIBPATH and often get
> something like the following:
> 
>         
> ../../../../../../usr/local/java/1.6/classes/java/lang/Thread.java:132:class
> Thread implements Runnable {
> 
> which is long and ugly.
> 
> So I have been wondering if there is a third option other than relative
> or absolute that chooses whatever is shorter.
> 
> In the example the absolute path is the shorter of the two and under
> this imaginary option the following should be displayed instead:
> 
>         /usr/local/unix/java/1.6/classes/java/lang/Thread.java:132:class
> Thread implements Runnable {
> 
> And result from current project is still relative since it is shorter:
> 
>         org/mozilla/classfile/ClassFileWriter.java:4308:final class 
> ClassFileField
> 
> What do you think?
> 
> Thanks,
> Leo
On Sun, 03 Feb 2013 14:36:18 +0800
Leo Liu <address@hidden> wrote:

> Per request from YAMAGUCHI-san
> re-post http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.gnu.global.general/331
> 
> ----------------
> 
> Hi there,
> 
> I have system libs/pkgs specified in GTAGSLIBPATH and often get
> something like the following:
> 
>         
> ../../../../../../usr/local/java/1.6/classes/java/lang/Thread.java:132:class
> Thread implements Runnable {
> 
> which is long and ugly.
> 
> So I have been wondering if there is a third option other than relative
> or absolute that chooses whatever is shorter.
> 
> In the example the absolute path is the shorter of the two and under
> this imaginary option the following should be displayed instead:
> 
>         /usr/local/unix/java/1.6/classes/java/lang/Thread.java:132:class
> Thread implements Runnable {
> 
> And result from current project is still relative since it is shorter:
> 
>         org/mozilla/classfile/ClassFileWriter.java:4308:final class 
> ClassFileField
> 
> What do you think?
> 
> Thanks,
> Leo
> 
> 
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