It would be useful to have libdir=>[ qw{libdir1 libdir2 libdir3} ] as a setup option. I have a couple of different directories that e.g. come from different git repos, so merging them is a bit messy. I think the change is a one-liner, but I put this here for discussion before attempting a patch. If some more confident person wants to have a go, feel free. [[DavidBremner]] > I would like this feature too, for the very same reasons. > > To preserve backward compatibility, I tried to implement it in the following way: if `libdir` is a string, it is (as it is right now), a directory in which plugins can be searched; if `libdir` is an array of strings, it is a list of libdirs. The ideal place to put it in would be in subroutine [checkconfig](http://source.ikiwiki.branchable.com/?p=source.git;a=blob;f=IkiWiki.pm;hb=56f8223f9594ae687099dada0c138d669a6f931f#l569). However, plugins are loaded (and option `libdir` is used) in subroutine [loadplugins](http://source.ikiwiki.branchable.com/?p=source.git;a=blob;f=IkiWiki.pm;hb=56f8223f9594ae687099dada0c138d669a6f931f#l713), which is called [just before `checkconfig`](http://source.ikiwiki.branchable.com/?p=source.git;a=blob;f=ikiwiki.in;hb=729991564ec7e1116fc023c51e73b47af8b6fce7#l143). > > A solution would be to check `libdir` (and turn it into a list if necessary) somewhere in subroutine [getconfig](http://source.ikiwiki.branchable.com/?p=source.git;a=blob;f=ikiwiki.in;hb=729991564ec7e1116fc023c51e73b47af8b6fce7#l26), but I do not know where to put it not to make it look like a bad hackā€¦ > > Any idea about the best place to preprocess `libdir`? Or any better idea to implement this? > > [[Louis|spalax]] >> Modifying `getconfig` is not a valid solution, because IkiWiki.pm is also imported by >> [[ikiwiki-transition]], [[ikiwiki-calendar]], the regression tests, etc. >> >> The way I would personally do it is to have a new non-exported function `getlibdirs` >> or something, have it do something like this: >> >> if (! ref $config{libdir}) { >> if (length $config{libdir}) { >> $config{libdir} = [$config{libdir}]; >> } else { >> $config{libdir} = []; >> } >> } >> return @{$config{libdir}}; >> >> and replace all uses of $config{libdir} with it. >> >> --[[smcv]] >>> >>> I implemented it (see branch ``paternal/libdirs``). I used [[smcv]]'s idea, but >>> avoiding side effects. I edited documentation as well. As usual, as neither >>> English nor Perl are my first languages (damn! I would be so much more >>> efficient in Python) feel free to improve my [[!taglink patch]]. >>> [[!template id=gitbranch branch=spalax/paternal/libdirs browse="https://github.com/paternal/ikiwiki/tree/paternal/libdirs" author="[[Louis|spalax]]"]] >>>> While reviewing and applying your patch I decided the new >>>> "sometimes a list, sometimes not" behaviour of `libdir` was >>>> too confusing in documentation, so I made it work like underlaydir(s) >>>> instead: ikiwiki will now search each item of `$config{libdirs}`, then >>>> `$config{libdir}`. [[done]] --[[smcv]] >>>>> Good. I cannot see any justification apart from historical reasons, but I >>>>> agree with your choice. >>>>> -- [[Louis|spalax]] [[!taglink wishlist]]