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Re: libexecdir/datadir used incorrectly


From: Alfred M. Szmidt
Subject: Re: libexecdir/datadir used incorrectly
Date: Mon, 07 Feb 2005 23:12:20 +0100

[CCing Karl, since I don't know if he is reading the list]

   This patch looks wrong to me.

Mea culpa!  I change that exact bit right before sending it...

But I'm still not sure about the wording, is it to weak?  Eli thought
that the previous wording could mean that one could change datadir to
be something else.

--- make-stds.texi      28 Jan 2005 02:34:13 +0100      1.38
+++ make-stds.texi      07 Feb 2005 23:07:35 +0100      
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ the same place as @samp{datarootdir}, bu
 variables so that you can move these idiosyncratic files without
 altering the location for Info files, man pages, etc.
 
-The default definition of @samp{datadir} should be
+By default, it should be @file{/usr/local/share}, but write it as
 @file{$(datarootdir)}.  (If you are using Autoconf, write it as
 @samp{@@datadir@@}.)
 




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