[bt-devel] Re: [sword-devel] Why Sword?

[Daniel Glassey]

On 11 Feb 2002 at 6:50, Brook Humphrey sent forth the message:

> On Monday 11 February 2002 06:10, you wrote:
> > On 11 Feb 2002 at 5:46, Brook Humphrey sent forth the message:
> > > One of two things could be done to make things easier:
> > > 1) I could make a new set of rpm's for all the modules. In this way no
> > > one whould have to worry about weather or not they are in rpm form.
> > > 2) An install manager could be programed that whould allow the install or
> > > updating of modules. This could be run the first time bibletime is run or
> > > downloaded sepperately. It whould allow files to be installed in either
> > > the sword mods directory or if there is no root access or they prefer
> > > otherwise the modules could be installed in the useres home directory
> > > under .sword.
> >
> > Personally I would prefer 3 places for linux.
> > the main sword mods directory (/usr/share/sword) for system installed
> > modules (rpms and debs)
> > /usr/local/sword for modules installed by installmgr and untaring by root.
> > home directory under .sword for users.
> It's not me but under mandrake the correct place for all these whouls be 
> under /usr/share/sword. This does sound like a good thing though. I'm not 
> shure about how bibletime whould handle it. You whould have to ask joachim 
> and martin.

I'd suggest using the sword-config, once we make it, to find out the settings

sword-conf --modules-path
usually /usr/share/sword

sword-conf --modules-path-local
usually /usr/local/share/sword or /usr/share/sword

sword-conf --modules-path-personal
usually $HOME/.sword

would that work?

> > or at least, this is the way it has to be for debian so could it please be
> > supported.

Regards,
Daniel


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