Re: [Gnu-arch-users] [RFC] Naming conventions

[Clark McGrew]

Hello Samium, 

I'm not exactly sure what you want to save in ${HOME}/{deltas}, but I'm
against it...  (joking!).  

My main concern is that your proposal fills the home directory with
visible cruft, and you suggest that you might want more than one
"standard" directory.  I'd suggest that you collect all of the
directories into a single sub-directory, and then the location
configurable with a reasonable default.  For instance,

${HOME}/[.arch|.tlator|.whatever]/
        {deltas}/
        {srctrees}/

-Cheers,

Clark

On Mon, 2003-12-15 at 05:03, Samium Gromoff wrote:
> This follows my choice of default per-user delta storage location,
> as well as the possible default source tree storage location.
> 
>       The problem:
> 
> There is a need for a "default" location to store deltas in.
> 
> One of the most obvious solutions would be to store them in
> $HOME/.tlator (or, $HOME/.$YOURLOVELYPROGRAM, for that matter)
> 
> This is not acceptable, imo, because tlator is not a standalone
> program, but a part of the perceived "Arch" framework.
> 
> This means that the deltas used by tlator could be usefully
> shared by other applications in the "Arch" domain.
> 
> Hence, it could be inferred that a more visible and generic
> alternative should be used.
> 
>       Solution:
> 
> In the compliance with the established arch standard, it is proposed
> to store the deltas in $HOME/{deltas}
> 
>       Further proposal:
> 
> If a future need would arise to choose a default working source tree
> location, it is proposed to choose $HOME/{srctrees} for them to reside in.
> 
> regards, Samium Gromoff
> 
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