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Subject: Re: libsml2 & libxslt config files location
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Dmitry,

Dmitry Sivachenko wrote:

>Hello!
>
>Why libxml2 and libxslt ports install xml2Conf.sh and xsltConf.sh files in
>$PREFIX/etc?  /etc directory is for files which user is supposed to edit
>to adjust program behaviour.  These files does not contain anything to
>edit.  Probably they should be install either in $PREFIX/bin or
>$PREFIX/share/... ?
>
>What do people think?
>
I think your current assumption of /etc directory purpose is wrong.
It's personal port preference to install these files info confexecdir. On Linux this usually lib/ but on FreeBSD we have different policy and etc/ looks like apropriate place. In short I do not see any hier(7) violation here.

All the best,
Alexander.

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