Re: user-controlled load-path extension: load-dir

[Ted Zlatanov]

On Tue, 8 Mar 2011 22:26:01 -0800 Mike Mattie <address@hidden> wrote: 

MM> I have been reading this thread very carefully and have given the
MM> snippets proposal alot of thought. I am willing to add a snippets
MM> directory like functionality. I would require the user to execute a
MM> command to signal to grail that the user has placed a new file in the
MM> snippets directory.

MM> BTW, Grail does allow you to change the layout, by creating a
MM> grail-cfg.el file in USER_ELISP (see the Grail page for the meaning of
MM> that variable). grail-cfg.el is loaded if it exists right after the
MM> default tree is defined in defvar's and before the heavy lifting is done
MM> in terms of loading.

I think Grail brings too much functionality for the proposal in this
discussion, after looking at its pieces.  Ben Key's implementation is
closer to the simplicity I was hoping for.  That's not to say Grail is
not useful, I just don't think that it is the right solution here.

Ted