[sword-devel] location of configuration information

[Troy A. Griffitts]

I don't think many people commenting on this subject know how sword data
is located.  We allow 4 different ways to specify WHERE the data is
saved.

1) current working directory
2) $SWORD_PATH environment variable
3) /etc/sword.conf: DataPath=
4) $HOME/.sword/


Sword data can be place anywhere on your system.  One of these 4
mechanisms must be used to tell the engine WHERE your data lives. I
don't think we need more mechanisms to specify WHERE.

Does this make sense?

	-Troy.





On Tue, 2002-02-12 at 01:26, David White wrote:
> That is why I would suggest using a configuration script of some kind.
> Users should not have to be root to install Sword, and I assume Sword is
> intended to work on a wide variety of platforms, which may have very
> different directory hierarchy schemes. Thus it is important for Sword to
> robustly support installation into any arbitary directory in a
> filesystem.
> 
> David.
> 
> On Tue, 2002-02-12 at 02:56, Martin Gruner wrote:
> > > 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.
> > >
> > > or at least, this is the way it has to be for debian so could it please be
> > > supported.
> > 
> > The problem here is that you have diffenent locations and different 
> > installation methods. Once somebody starts to mix them, he'll get into 
> > trouble. Therefore I suggest ONE location, and ONE method, which should be a 
> > good installmgr imo. Would even be easier than installing a bunch of rpms.
> > 
> > Martin
>