On Sun, 8 Jun 1997, David Frey wrote: > Hi Tom,
Hi. > > Basically, we first have a "/default" directory, which every package > > imports its default settings into. > > > > User configuration is put under "/config", which means that the system > > will first look under /config, then /default when a variable is requested. > > I don't see the advantage of this scheme. Please explain why it is > favorable to have 2 configuration trees. > > If you wan't to have 2 trees, a better and easier approach is to have > (standard Unix-way) a $HOME/.config/... and a /etc/config/... tree. OK, a lot of people got confused on this one. I meant user as separate from maintainer of the package. i.e. local sysadmin. The point is so that defaults can easily be changed without affecting locally set-up stuff. > But the question is, whether you want to use the configuration database > for all and everything (-> each user wants his/her own copy) > or just for system-related entries (one global /etc/config is enough). I think all and everything, but that's my opinion. Most people seem to think minimalist is better, but even then, a global /etc/config would still benefit from this scheme. The main advantages of all and everything are:- * SysAdmin can install multiple "themes", and user may select separately from sysadmin. * User defaults may be updated, but global defaults will also be updated - using .fvwmrc, etc., where it is the global file _OR_ the local file which gets processed will be worked around cleanly. * The database is much more extensible (much like the menu package). IMHO, the config database should extend the system in the same way the menu package does - i.e.:- * It is not compulsory (but probably priority Important) * It is customizable by the user * Still fully backward-compatible - no "proprietary code" in programs (and more importantly scripts), unless they are special Debian programs, e.g. dpkg (not scripts). -- Tom Lees <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.lpsg.demon.co.uk/ PGP Key: finger [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.lpsg.demon.co.uk/pgpkey.txt. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
