From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 4.0.0 (2022-12-14) on finch.gentoo.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.2 required=5.0 tests=DATE_IN_PAST_12_24, DMARC_MISSING,INVALID_DATE,MAILING_LIST_MULTI autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=4.0.0 Received: from smtp08.iafrica.com ([196.2.51.8]) by cvs.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 3.30 #1) id 15lVTU-000122-00 for gentoo-dev@cvs.gentoo.org; Mon, 24 Sep 2001 07:08:41 -0600 Received: from nosferatu.lan ([196.30.180.232]) by smtp08.iafrica.com (Sun Internet Mail Server sims.3.5.2000.03.23.18.03.p10) with ESMTP id <0GK600G494GJJZ@smtp08.iafrica.com> for gentoo-dev@cvs.gentoo.org; Mon, 24 Sep 2001 15:07:48 +0200 (SAT) From: Martin Schlemmer Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] hardcoded PATHS in .ebuild In-reply-to: <1001336349.15272.18.camel@nosferatu.lan> To: gentoo-dev@cvs.gentoo.org Message-id: <1001336872.15245.22.camel@nosferatu.lan> MIME-version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution/0.13 (Preview Release) Content-type: text/plain Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit References: <1001334008.15271.13.camel@nosferatu.lan> <1001334352.29366.8.camel@zoidberg> <1001336349.15272.18.camel@nosferatu.lan> Sender: gentoo-dev-admin@cvs.gentoo.org Errors-To: gentoo-dev-admin@cvs.gentoo.org X-BeenThere: gentoo-dev@cvs.gentoo.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: gentoo-dev@cvs.gentoo.org List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Gentoo Linux development list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Date: Mon Sep 24 07:09:01 2001 X-Original-Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2001 15:07:31 +0200 X-Archives-Salt: 743f1fb4-de10-4760-a807-ffcd0490938a X-Archives-Hash: 7a2f6f5d1fa7a77f48121835c1c1a783 On Mon, 2001-09-24 at 14:58, Martin Schlemmer wrote: > On Mon, 2001-09-24 at 14:25, Mikael Hallendal wrote: > > Hi! > > > > I've brought up this issue before. The main reason for this is to be > > able to say, I want all GNOME-stuff in /usr/local/gnome instead of > > /opt/gnome (for example). > > > > However if we decide to move everything to /usr this won't be an issue > > anymore. > > > > I know about that issue .. not entirely what i meant. Rather, if a app > need to use the base dir for gnome, /opt/gnome as of current, why > hardcode it into the ebuild as /opt/gnome, but not use $GNOME_PATH > instead? If gnome need to be relocated in future, it will be much > easier .... > So maybe i should read better the first time ... but I still think it is a better practice now that all have to be changed anyhow ... Greetings, MS