jben_global.py

   1 #!/usr/bin/env python
   2 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
   3
   4 # Project: J-Ben, Python front-end
   5 # File: jben_global.py
   6 # Author: Paul Goins
   7 # Created on: 25 Nov 2008
   8
   9 import os
  10
  11 VERSION_STR = "1.99"
  12 """This is the current version of J-Ben."""
  13
  14 # These were "constants" under the C++ interface.
  15 # However, since J-Ben has an alternate Japanese name (Ｊ勉),
  16 # and since my name can be written in katakana, or the copyright
  17 # date written in other numbering systems (heisei-based, etc.),
  18 # I'm now using gettext on these "constants".
  19 PROGRAM_NAME = _("J-Ben/python")
  20 """The name of this edition of J-Ben."""
  21 AUTHOR_NAME = _("Paul Goins")
  22 """The name of the author."""
  23 COPYRIGHT_DATE = _("2007, 2008")
  24 """Copyright date."""
  25
  26
  27 JB_DATADIR = None
  28 """
  29 This represents the default data directory for J-Ben.  For UNIX-type systems,
  30 this typically is "/usr/local/share/jben" or "/usr/share/jben".  For Windows
  31 systems, it should be "..".  (Note the /; J-Ben will convert /'s to \'s as
  32 necessary.)
  33
  34 If JB_DATADIR is None, then J-Ben will try to search all these locations for
  35 the data folder.  This can be overridden by specifying a specific value here.
  36 """
  37
  38 if JB_DATADIR is None:
  39     if os.name == "nt":
  40         JB_DATADIR = ".."
  41     else:
  42         if os.path.isdir("/usr/local/share/jben"):
  43             JB_DATADIR = "/usr/local/share/jben"
  44         elif os.path.isdir("/usr/share/jben"):
  45             JB_DATADIR = "/usr/share/jben"
  46         else:
  47             JB_DATADIR = ".." # Fallback; this may be used on future Linux-based
  48             #                   mobile installs.
  49         pass
  50
  51 if os.name == "nt":
  52     CFG_FILE = "pyjben.cfg"
  53     HOME_ENV = "APPDATA"
  54 else:
  55     CFG_FILE = ".pyjben"
  56     HOME_ENV = "HOME"