Re: Kernel init.m File
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- Subject: [mg48179] Re: [mg47975] Kernel init.m File
- From: Omega Consulting <info at omegaconsultinggroup.com>
- Date: Mon, 17 May 2004 03:21:47 -0400 (EDT)
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- Sender: owner-wri-mathgroup at wolfram.com
I don't think it's a good idea to use this file. Instead, evaluate $UserAddOnsDirectory Inside that directory is an Autoload directory. Inside that create a directory with any name you like. Inside that create a Kernel directory. Inside that create an init.m file with the commands you want. It will be automatically loaded by the kernel at startup. On May 4, 2004, at 12:08 AM, Harold Noffke wrote: > $Version "5.0 for Microsoft Windows [2000] (November 18, 2003)" > > MathGroup: > > In the ...\5.0\Configuration\Kernel\init.m file, I find the following > template ... > > > (** User Mathematica initialization file **) > > > > (** Decide how to display graphics on this machine **) > > Begin["System`Private`"] > (* Hide any symbols which are created *) > > Which[ > $Linked || $ParentLink =!= Null, <<"PSDirect.m", > Environment["DISPLAY"] =!= $Failed, <<"Motif.m", > True, <<"Terminal.m" > ] > > End[] > > > It seems to be Wolfram's intent that all user init.m statements > (functions, blocks, modules, packages, etc.) occure BEFORE the > Begin["System`Private`"] statement. However, I'm confused over > whether user init.m statements should be confined to > ...\Kernel\init.m, whether any damage would be caused by placing them > after the System`Private statements, or whether the user is permitted > to create his own init.m file in the $InstallationDirectory (the > ...\5.0\ directory). > > I've read posts from other users who say they have safely used an > init.m in their 5.0 directory, but it is not clear from $Path that > 5.0\init.m will be loaded at startup, because $InstallationDirectory > does not appear there. > > If 5.0\ were added to $Path, it would load AFTER Kernel\init.m. Would > this put 5.0\init.m into the scope of Kernel\init.m's System`Private > statement, and produce umpredicted results? > > Please help me clarify where the user's init.m statements can be > placed without causing damage or unpredicted results. > > Regards, > Harold > > ---------------------------------------------- Omega Consulting The final answer to your Mathematica needs. http://omegaconsultinggroup.com
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- Kernel init.m File
- From: Harold.Noffke@wpafb.af.mil (Harold Noffke)
- Kernel init.m File