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=1.5 required=5.0 tests=DATE_IN_PAST_12_24,DMARC_NONE, INVALID_DATE,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,RDNS_DYNAMIC autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=4.0.0 Received: from as1-4-5-1.han.s.bonet.se ([194.236.131.211] helo=bender.hallendal.net) by cvs.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 3.30 #1) id 15lVZm-00014u-00 for gentoo-dev@cvs.gentoo.org; Mon, 24 Sep 2001 07:15:10 -0600 Received: from zoidberg.hallendal.net (unknown [192.168.0.10]) by bender.hallendal.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id E43FA4E02 for ; Mon, 24 Sep 2001 15:15:01 +0200 (CEST) Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] hardcoded PATHS in .ebuild From: Mikael Hallendal To: gentoo-dev@cvs.gentoo.org In-Reply-To: <1001336872.15245.22.camel@nosferatu.lan> References: <1001334008.15271.13.camel@nosferatu.lan> <1001334352.29366.8.camel@zoidberg> <1001336349.15272.18.camel@nosferatu.lan> <1001336872.15245.22.camel@nosferatu.lan> Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Evolution/0.13 (Preview Release) Message-Id: <1001337296.29359.15.camel@zoidberg> Mime-Version: 1.0 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 07:16:02 2001 X-Original-Date: 24 Sep 2001 15:14:56 +0200 X-Archives-Salt: ddc6e4c4-8b90-4260-a271-c724cd52c5b9 X-Archives-Hash: ea7c3d0a08f64a4520f7704e8d8b856a m_ 2001-09-24 klockan 15.07 skrev Martin Schlemmer: > 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 ... I agree with you. However I don't think that it will be needed because you don't have to give GNOME_PATH when everything is located in /usr. I'm waiting for the document about this rellocation to /usr to be finished before starting to move stuff. Regards, Mikael Hallendal -- Mikael Hallendal Gentoo Linux Developer, Desktop Team Leader CodeFactory AB, Stockholm, Sweden