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
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
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
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
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
