[IronPython] help on Vista x64

[Michael Foord]

Curt Hagenlocher wrote:
> The XML documentation files under the %windir%\Microsoft.NET\Framework 
> directory are not duplicated under %windir%\Microsoft.NET\Framework64 
> -- that's why we're not finding them.  As a workaround, you could 
> probably just copy the files from the one location to the other -- or 
> even create hard links or symbolic links under Vista using "mklink".

Where is the code that looks for these XML files? Could it be made to 
look in the correct place?

I'm not looking for a short term workaround but thinking of IronPython 
users on 64 bit systems (plus I'm not sure if it is too late to document 
the workaround in my book... :-)

Michael

>
> On Sun, Oct 26, 2008 at 12:49 PM, Michael Foord 
> <fuzzyman at voidspace.org.uk <mailto:fuzzyman at voidspace.org.uk>> wrote:
>
>     Hello guys,
>
>     Using help on methods of .NET types on 32 bit Vista prints useful
>     information. e.g. for help(Stack.Push)
>
>                 help(Stack.Push)
>
>     Help on method-descriptor Push
>     |  Push(...)
>     |      Push(self, object obj)
>     |
>     |        Inserts an object at the top of the
>     |         System.Collections.Stack.
>     |
>     |        obj: The System.Object to push onto the
>     |         System.Collections.Stack. The value can be null.
>
>
>     On Vista x64 it prints:
>
>                 help(Stack.Push)
>
>     Help on method_descriptor:
>
>     Push(...)
>       Push(self, object obj)
>
>     Michael Foord
>
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