Re: LYNX-DEV what is the difference between "--with-cfg-file" and "--libdir"

[T.E.Dickey]

> > You need both options because the original request was for the ability to
> > put lynx.cfg in an unrelated directory (i.e., /etc).  Making it work is
> > tedious (for lack of a better term) since the actual values for --libdir
> > (and --prefix and --exec-prefix) have to be derived, since their evaluation
> 
> In makefile it says "## Where you want the lynx.cfg file installed" right
> above the "libdir=" define.  Is "libdir=" used for anything else besides
> the placement of the lynx.cfg file?  If not, it seems to me you are making
> more work for yourself, since setting "libdir=" already works, i.e., it
> places the lynx.cfg file there.  I define "libdir=" as ".usr/lib", but a
> person could put "/etc" or anything else there; whether "an unrelated
> directory" or not seems irrelevant.
I agree with that - had to think about it for a while, and noticed that
libdir is only used for the path of lynx.cfg - will take out the
cfg-file option on my next patch.

Since that was the only one I've got on my list right now, I was working
on other programs (right now, Lynx is 4th or 5th on my list, due to the
number of other problems/issues with ncurses, vile, xterm & tin).
 
> Rather than create new logic for "--with-cfg-file", it would seem just
> as easy to change the name of "libdir=" to "cfgdir=" if there's some
> problem with using the present name, or just make a duplicate of "libdir="
> if it is needed for something else.
I thought about that, decided it would be more confusing.
 
> For simplicity of INSTALLATION, I would prefer that "--with-cfg-file"
> be avoided if it is not absolutely necessary.  As I see it now, all that
> need be done is document the use of "libdir=" as the answer to the
> "original request".
that's fine with me.  If you want to update the documentation, go ahead.
thanks.
 
> __Henry

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