Re: [matplotlib-devel] Basemap question for Jeff: different data directory?

Nope - no windows users (yet - but we'll test it first if we ever have to deliver there).

That will work perfectly - Thanks!!!

Ted

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jeff Whitaker [mailto:js...@fa...]
> Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2008 5:03 AM
> To: Drain, Theodore R
> Cc: mat...@li...
> Subject: Re: [matplotlib-devel] Basemap question for Jeff: different
> data directory?
>
> Drain, Theodore R wrote:
> > Jeff,
> > Is it possible to install the basemap data into a different
> directory?
> >
> > I'm trying to set up a tool delivery layout for our users that allows
> me to rapidly update packages that tend to change.  We have a core set
> of software that our code is built on and it's a lot of work for us to
> update that and test it on every platform.  What I'm doing is
> separating out the packages of that core set that we generally need to
> update at a higher rate (currently that's matplotlib and sphinx)
> because they're under more active development.
> >
> > The largest piece (by an order of magnitude) of these active tools is
> the basemap data.  What I'd really like to do is install the basemap
> data with the core set of tools and then tell basemap where it's
> located instead of having to redeliver this large chunk of unchanging
> data every time we do a bug fix update to MPL.  Perhaps by setting an
> environment variable that takes precedence over the default location?
> >
> > Any thoughts?  I could put a patch together for it if you think it's
> worthwhile.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Ted
> >
> > -
>
> Ted:  I've changed Basemap to look for it's data in BASEMAPDATA, and if
> that env var is not set to use the default location (svn revision
> 6646).  Will that work for you?   Do you also want an option in
> setup.py
> to not install the data?
>
> I'm a bit worried that this won't work in Windows - do you have Windows
> users?
>
> -Jeff
>
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