Re: Add vendor configuration directory installation

2023-02-19 Thread Jason Sikes
orts this, could then: 1. install configuration files into the LAST directory in the pathspec, (in B), and 2. when reading the configuration, look for files in their given order (in this case: A then B). --Jason On 2/16/23 04:26, Jason Sikes wrote: I added CC to two more people who might be

Re: Add vendor configuration directory installation

2023-02-16 Thread Jason Sikes
I added CC to two more people who might be interested in what we are discussing. I have also incorporated the suggestions you made and made a second candidate patch, attached. On 2/10/23 04:00, Bruno Haible wrote: Jason Sikes wrote: You are correct that the configuration files should only go

Re: Add vendor configuration directory installation

2023-02-11 Thread Jason Sikes
On 2/10/23 04:00, Bruno Haible wrote: Jason Sikes wrote: You are correct that the configuration files should only go in one directory when done on behalf of a distribution. OK, this removes my biggest worry. * worse, invites packages to (perhaps inadvertently) restrict user freedom

Re: Add vendor configuration directory installation

2023-02-11 Thread Jason Sikes
On 2/10/23 06:15, Bruno Haible wrote: Alfred M. Szmidt wrote: The configure --help output and/or the documentation should state that - "make install" will install into SYSCONFDIR, It should absolutley not state that. It is on purpose that `make install' does not trash sysconfdir W

Re: Add vendor configuration directory installation

2023-02-10 Thread Jason Sikes
On 2/7/23 15:44, Bruno Haible wrote: On 2023-02-06 08:30, Valentin Lefebvre wrote: This patch add a new autoconf argument that allows installation into the vendor configuration directory (/usr/etc/). Some linux distribution now move system configuration files from /etc to /usr/etc. See t