[haiku-development] Re: /boot/home/config vs. /boot/common
- From: "scott mc" <scottmc2@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: haiku-development@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2008 08:10:45 -0700
On Thu, Sep 25, 2008 at 1:08 PM, Axel Dörfler <axeld@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> "Donn Cave" <donn@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> This is probably more obvious to someone who already knows what it
>> means,
>> but somewhere I hope it's documented in a little more detail. Like,
>> what does "system-wide" mean - if I'm writing an install script, how
>> do
>> I know what is system-wide and what isn't?
>>
>> If there's really a point in creating a new, competing platform-
>> specific
>> install location, it's important for that purpose to be described as
>> unambiguously as possible. Otherwise you can end up with something
>> that
>> was started with good intentions, but actually makes life worse by
>> splitting stuff more or less at random between two locations.
>> (Really
>> I think that outcome is nearly guaranteed, but I hope I'm wrong.)
>
> /boot/system is for the system, and only for the system. You don't
> alter it.
> /boot/common is for *any* resources you add that are shared between
> users.
> /boot/home/ is the playfield for the one user there currently is.
>
> Bye,
> Axel.
>
>
>
Any chance we can get this related enhancement soon?
http://dev.haiku-os.org/ticket/2698
Thanks,
-scottmc
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