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Re: libexecdir/datadir used incorrectly
From: |
Eli Zaretskii |
Subject: |
Re: libexecdir/datadir used incorrectly |
Date: |
Sun, 06 Feb 2005 21:23:57 +0200 |
> From: "Alfred M. Szmidt" <address@hidden>
> Cc: address@hidden
> Date: Sun, 06 Feb 2005 15:20:40 +0100
>
> > `datadir'
> > ...
> > The default definition of `datadir' should be `$(datarootdir)'.
> > (If you are using Autoconf, write it as address@hidden@'.)
>
> What version of standards.texi says that?
>
> "The GNU coding standards, last updated April 29, 2003."
Since I wrote that, I've learned that the version of standards.texi on
ftp.gnu.org is way out of date. Sorry.
> In any case, standards.texi doesn't preclude use of subdirectories in
> `datadir'. So I fail to see how Gawk is incorrect here.
>
> I see the "write it as address@hidden@'" bit as a quite clear indicator to
> not use subdirectories.
I think it can be read both ways. So perhaps ask whoever is
responsible for the GNU coding standards to make the text more clear
in the next version.
I think the distinction boils down to this: if I say
make datadir=FOO
should the data files go into FOO or into FOO/awk? With your
suggestion, they go to the latter; with the original Gawk's configury
they go to the former. I'm not sure which one is correct: they both
seem to have their merits.
- libexecdir/datadir used incorrectly, Alfred M. Szmidt, 2005/02/05
- Re: libexecdir/datadir used incorrectly, Eli Zaretskii, 2005/02/06
- Re: libexecdir/datadir used incorrectly, Alfred M. Szmidt, 2005/02/06
- Re: libexecdir/datadir used incorrectly,
Eli Zaretskii <=
- Re: libexecdir/datadir used incorrectly, Karl Berry, 2005/02/06
- Re: libexecdir/datadir used incorrectly, Eli Zaretskii, 2005/02/06
- Re: libexecdir/datadir used incorrectly, Alfred M. Szmidt, 2005/02/07
- Re: libexecdir/datadir used incorrectly, Eli Zaretskii, 2005/02/07
- Re: libexecdir/datadir used incorrectly, Alfred M. Szmidt, 2005/02/07
- Re: libexecdir/datadir used incorrectly, Alexandre Duret-Lutz, 2005/02/07
- Re: libexecdir/datadir used incorrectly, Alfred M. Szmidt, 2005/02/07
- Re: libexecdir/datadir used incorrectly, Alexandre Duret-Lutz, 2005/02/07
- Re: libexecdir/datadir used incorrectly, Alfred M. Szmidt, 2005/02/07
- Re: libexecdir/datadir used incorrectly, Karl Berry, 2005/02/07