[vtk-developers] VTK ExternalData default object store

Brad King brad.king at kitware.com
Tue May 21 11:50:25 EDT 2013


On 05/21/2013 11:46 AM, Marcus D. Hanwell wrote:
> Still, detecting a directory named ExternalData next to the source
> tree, and using that if present wouldn't present a major technical
> hurdle and seems like a great convenience that many of us have become
> accustomed to. That would just make the optimization a little more
> accessible. Is there a specific reason why looking for a known sibling
> directory is such a bad idea? We could also have a more meaningful
> cache variable that simply forces the generic variable to make this a
> little more obvious when looking at the cache too couldn't we?

I would have no problem using an *existing* directory next to the
source tree automatically.  My objection is to *creating* it without
explicit consent from the local user.

-Brad



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