Re: finding package in ExtraPackages`Enhancements`
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- Subject: [mg54086] Re: [mg54065] finding package in ExtraPackages`Enhancements`
- From: "Igor C. Antonio" <igora at wolfram.com>
- Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2005 02:46:23 -0500 (EST)
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Murray, That's because $UserBaseDirectory\ExtraPackages\Enchancements is not a directory that Mathematica searches through (it's not defined in $Path). You should place it in a directory within $UserBaseDirectory\Applications\ ie: $UserBaseDirectory\Applications\Enhancements Igor C. Antonio Wolfram Research, Inc. www.wolfram.com Murray Eisenberg wrote: > Various packages suggest they should be installed in subdirectories of > ExtraPackages. For example, Ersek's RootSearch.m, is to be installed in > subdirectory Enhancements of ExtraPackages. > > I keep all such 3rd party add-ons in a directory tree separate from the > Mathematica install directory tree. Namely, in a directory to which > $UserBaseDirectory points. Thus, RootSearch.m is in directory: > > ToFileName[{$UserBaseDirectory, "ExtraPackages", "Enhancements"}] > > Yet still a command such as > > <<Enhancements`RootSearch` > > or > > Needs["Enhancements`RootSearch`"] > > fails to find its target. > > How can I make this work? > > Platform: Mathematica 5.1 for Windows (XP). >
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- finding package in ExtraPackages`Enhancements`
- From: Murray Eisenberg <murray@math.umass.edu>
- finding package in ExtraPackages`Enhancements`