[feature] define variable only works in single file level

[roachsinai]

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I'm using Vim both in WSL and Windows 11. Already using dotdrop manage dotfiles of WSL, now I'm trying using dotdrop in WSL manage dotfiles like _vimrc which locate at /mnt/c/Users/rs/_vimrc (means _vimrc is a file at Windows part).

Thanks for include provided by dotdrop, I could just write single line in file dotfiles/mnt/c/Users/rs/_vimrc:

{%@@ include 'vimrc' @@%}

Then content of Windows _vimrc will be same with WSL .vimrc.

But some times config of Windows part needed different with WSL part, for example:

-set undodir=$HOME/vimfiles/undo
+set undodir=$HOME/.vim/undo

Some config files default location of Windows part store at vimfiles rather than .vim.

So need find way to let dotdrop get set undodir=$HOME/vimfiles/undo fo _vimrc and set undodir=$HOME/.vim/undo for .vimrc.

Using templete variable like {{@@ os @@}} not works. As in wsl got Linux and dotfile _vimrc just include dotfile vimrc, content of _vimrc and .vimrc will be identical.

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So if support define os variable in config.yaml like below scoop only for f__vimrc, like below

  f__vimrc:
    src: mnt/c/Users/rs/_vimrc
    dst: /mnt/c/Users/rs/_vimrc
    chmod: '777'
    os: Windows

could help a lot.

Thanks in advance!

[deadc0de6]

What about defining the variables in the profile with something like this:

variables:
  vim_home_one: "$HOME/vimfiles"
  vim_home_two: "$HOME/.vim"
dotfiles:
  f_vimrc:
    src: mnt/c/Users/rs/_vimrc
    dst: /mnt/c/Users/rs/_vimrc
    chmod: '777'
profiles:
  one:
    dotfiles:
    - f_vimrc
    variables:
      vim_home: "{{@@ vim_home_one @@}}"
  two:
    dotfiles:
    - f_vimrc
    variables:
      vim_home: "{{@@ vim_home_two @@}}"

and the file content using that variable vim_home

set undodir={{@@ vim_home @@}}/undo

Note that this hasn't been tested but it gives you maybe a way to solve it.

[roachsinai]

Thanks for your reply. Sorry forgot about option -p of dotdrop install.