Could not find file - Importing other patterns

[priverop]

Hello! I'm trying to import other patterns using the provided documentation, but I can't get it to work:

import * from kshape as KShape;

error: Could not find file kshape.

I added the folder of my "kshape.hexpat" into the Extras > Folder section:

If I try to import any pattern from the /usr/share/imhex/patterns folder, it works: import * from gif as GIF.

I am using Ubuntu 24.04.

[paxcut]

Just as files to include or import must be in a sub-folder called includes of the folder listed in the custom search path, patterns must be in a sub-folder called patterns of the folder listed in the custom search path. In your case make a sub-folder in the hexpat folder called patterns and put the files to import there.

As reference note that the default search path on linux is /usr/share/imhex so include files are found in /usr/share/imhex/includes and patterns are found in /usr/share/imhex/patterns.

To view the actual set if folders that are searched open Help>About>Directories and look for the patterns entry.

[priverop]

Oh I missed that from the documentation, my bad. Thank you!

[C3pa]

Paxcut, could you add Linux search paths to the list at the top of the page?

https://docs.werwolv.net/pattern-language/core-language/importing-modules

Currently, we only document search paths for Windows. It would also be a good place to mention search paths on macOS.

[paxcut]

I would, but I don't know what the exact paths are for linux and macos. the code calls to obtain the result of os function calls which returns the actual paths and I don't have computers running all the os types.