The run_print functions have usability issues
Bug #1273938 reported by
Matt Jones
This bug affects 1 person
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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Raise |
Confirmed
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High
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
The C# and Java run_print methods are designed to work on files in the same directory. They don't work with programs installed with the normal install methods.
summary: |
- The C# and Java run_print functions don't work when installed. + The run_print functions have usability issues |
Changed in raise: | |
importance: | Critical → High |
Changed in raise: | |
milestone: | 0.4.0 → 0.5.0 |
Changed in raise: | |
milestone: | 0.5.0 → 0.6.0 |
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This problem has exposed the awkwardness of the run_print functions.
There are problems:
1. It is not obvious if it will run the program from the current directory, or the path.
2. C/C++/D programs don't need a runtime like Python, Java, and C#.
3. The runtime languages use a script to bootstrap the runtime when installed, but expect the user to supply the runtime when called from a directory.