[etoys-dev] Re: [squeak-dev] Re: Brand new Ubuntu experience with etoys

[K. K. Subramaniam]

On Thursday 13 May 2010 09:54:56 am Bert Freudenberg wrote:
> However, since the plugin is there, it might be possible to use it. Try
> this:
> 
> First, rename to "Etoys.app" and put it in your home directory:
> 
>         mv "Etoys-To-Go 4.app" ~/Etoys.app
> Replace /usr/share/Etoys.app by $HOME/Etoys.app:
>
>        sed -i.bak 's-/usr/share-$HOME-' ~/Etoys.app/Contents/Linux-
i686/npetoysrun

Isn't npetoysrun redundant in Etoys4.1 with its new launcher script? Why not 
update the plugin to launch it directly - say using ${NPSQUEAK_HOME:-
~/.npsqueak} as the Etoys.app location? I expect the majority of users to use 
the same image for local and remote projects.

If the paths are picked up from environment, then all these links may not be 
necessary.  Personally, I dislike dot pollution in $HOME for virtual machines 
like Etoys.

Subbu