[PATCH] mention stable path names for examples in the HACKING file
Max Bowsher
maxb at ukf.net
Sat May 21 06:25:46 CDT 2005
Olaf Hering wrote:
> I will send patches once we agree on the final location.
> Most installations on UNIX systems will probably be on Linux systems:
>
> Make all path names used in examples consistent when writing new code.
>
> --prefix= is /usr for most subversion installations.
Agree, but I'd like get confirmation from the primary authors.
> /srv holds the repository data.
> It is mentioned in the Linux FHS at http://www.pathname.com/fhs/
> This location leads typically to vi/emacs like discussions.
Very true, in fact we've already had part of this bikeshed discussion -
although I don't believe we reached a consensus, other than "not /srv".
> Index: svnbook-trunk.pathnames/src/en/HACKING
> ===================================================================
> --- svnbook-trunk.pathnames.orig/src/en/HACKING
> +++ svnbook-trunk.pathnames/src/en/HACKING
> @@ -47,6 +47,11 @@ Subversion Guide
>
> - Primary server machine/URL: svn.red-bean.com
>
> +- All path names used in examples:
> + executable binaries are in /usr/bin
> + repository base path is /srv/svn/repos
> + repository path for HTTP URLs is http://svn.red-bean.com/repos
This hasn't been discussed at all, and I don't think is necessarily the
best.
Max.
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