Date: 19 Apr 2002 18:12:05 +0200 From: Henrik Motakef <henrik.motakef@web.de> To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Configuration files Message-ID: <87g01r652i.fsf@apo.hmotakef.int>
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Hi.
I am unsure about how to handle configuration files best.
I am preparing ports for some Objective Caml libraries, some of wich
depend on something called "findlib" at build-time. Basically, findlib
keeps track of necessary compiler flags for installed libraries, like,
e.g. gtk2-config does for GTK.
Findlib needs a configuration file to work. It is highly likely that
it will be installed as a dependency of other ports, so requiring
manual intervention, like renaming a ${PREFIX}/etc/findlib.conf.sample,
is not a good idea, scince the build of the other ports will break.
On the other hand, the Porter's Handbook says that it's a bad idea to
install configuration files in a way that they will be deleted by
pkg_delete, which sounds reasonable.
So, what should I do?
- Install the config file and list it in pkg-plist
- Install the config file and don't list it in pkg-plist, eventually
with a "default" config file parallel to it
It is also possible to substitute the config file with some
environment variables. However, that would make writing ports that
depend on it harder - they would have to check whether the file
already exists, and only if it doesn't, set the environment variables
accordingly.
Any hints?
tia
Henrik
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