On Fri, Mar 08, 2002 at 10:54:57PM -0800, Timothy Demarest wrote:
> Duncan:
> 
> Thanks for the comments.
> 
> >
> >I think it is perfectly acceptible to let the local admin decide where
> >he/she wants to put files. Why restrict, especially when the performance
> >gain/loss is so incredibly insignificant.
> >
> 
> I agree that it is acceptable to allow the admin to choose, but the current 
> install doesn't allow that. It doesn't even recognine the default paths 
> from your local perl installation. We're stuck with the hard coded paths in 
> the perl files, and are forced to make symlinks all over the file system.
> 
> >Furthermore, this will break previously working systems on upgrade. For
> >what reason? None.
> >
> 
> Well, we could keep the old path in there for historically purposes which 
> would allow older upgrades to continue to work while giving those willing 
> and option to use a cleaner structure.
> 

Don't save one for historical purposes. This implies that one is somehow
'right' and the other is 'wrong.' Support both equally.

Define 'cleaner structure.'

-- 
Duncan Findlay

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