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From: wb1j+@andrew.cmu.edu (William M. Bumgarner)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer
Subject: Rez v3.0 & MPW shell variables/scripts.
Message-ID: <IYEKE8y00VQEE3ql1Q@andrew.cmu.edu>
Date: 11 Apr 89 02:33:44 GMT
Organization: Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA
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Don't work together....

I have a set of seperately compiled code resources in seperate files.  I would
like to copy them all to one file... great, no problem, use REZ.

It works, BUT in a very ugly fashion.

Currently, I use:

rez -o CDXSet -t XSTK -c WILD -a -ov < CDXset.r

with CDXset.r having an include "file"; for each file that needs to be included

So what is the problem?

I already have a variable in the make file, {COMPLETE}, that contains a list
of the individual code files...

CDXset OPTION-F {COMPLETE}
   rez.... < CDXset.r

But the list of {COMPLETE} changes fairly often as I move code resources into,
outof or consolidate... I don't really want to have to update both {COMPLETE}
and CDXset.r for every code change.  So I tried (and didn't expect to work):

rez -o CDXSet -t XSTK -c WILD -a -ov < {COMPLETE}

in the dependency.  Didn't work... fine. include {COMPLETE} fails also...

Tried:

for x in {COMPLETE} (like UserStartUp)
  set x external
  rez -o CDXSet -t XSTK -c WILD -a -ov < CDXset.r
end
w/CDXset.r containing the line include {x}

after a little experimentation, I discovered that REZ will not evaluate
variables or scripts in the .r files... using include "{MPW}MPW shell";
doesn't append all resources from the MPW shell, but returns:

# rez - File not found (OS error -43), resource file "{MPW}MPW shell" not found.
IT DID NOT EVALUATE THE VARIABLE!

It looks as if I am stuck with a rather kludgy solution for an annoying problem.
I don't really think I'm looking for a solution, just raving a bit...

But if anyone has a solution, alternate method, I'm certainly open to
suggestions...

thanks,

b.bum
wb1j+@andrew.cmu.edu