Re: XDG Base Directory Specification ignores installation directories

[Eli Zaretskii]

> From: Gavin Smith <gavinsmith0123@gmail.com>
> Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2024 21:26:55 +0100
> 
> I'm a bit confused as I thought it was configuration files which we
> were discussing, which would be XDG_CONFIG_DIRS, not XDG_DATA_DIRS.
> 
> I see that htmlxref.cnf is installed under $datadir, e.g. as
> "/usr/local/share/texinfo/htmlxref.cnf".  I suppose there is a question
> of whether this file counts as "data" or "configuration".  We should
> decide which one each file we are talking about is, otherwise this issue
> is more confusing.

I don't understand why we are discussing
/usr/local/share/texinfo/htmlxref.cnf.  AFAIU, the XDG specification
is for files specific to users, not system-wide configuration files.
So the system-wide htmlxref.cnf should not be affected by XDG, only
user-specific files ~/htmlxref.cnf and ~/.texinfo/htmlxref.cnf should
be affected.  Or what am I missing?