get default directory from CVS/Repository
diff --git a/Demo/pdist/rcsclient.py b/Demo/pdist/rcsclient.py
index 22459a1..8dfef7f 100755
--- a/Demo/pdist/rcsclient.py
+++ b/Demo/pdist/rcsclient.py
@@ -2,9 +2,11 @@
import string
+# These defaults don't belong here -- they should be taken from the
+# environment or from a hidden file in the current directory
+
HOST = 'voorn.cwi.nl'
PORT = 4127
-DIRECTORY = '/ufs/guido/voorn/python-RCS/Demo/pdist'
VERBOSE = 1
def openrcsclient(opts = []):
@@ -12,8 +14,8 @@
import RCSProxy
host = HOST
port = PORT
- directory = DIRECTORY
verbose = VERBOSE
+ directory = None
for o, a in opts:
if o == '-h':
host = a
@@ -32,6 +34,14 @@
verbose = 0
address = (host, port)
x = RCSProxy.RCSProxyClient(address, verbose)
+ if not directory:
+ try:
+ directory = open("CVS/Repository").readline()
+ except IOError:
+ pass
+ else:
+ if directory[-1] == '\n':
+ directory = directory[:-1]
if directory:
x.cd(directory)
return x