Date: Tue, 20 Aug 1996 14:30:49 +0200 From: Marc van Kempen <marc@bowtie.nl> To: asami@freebsd.org (Satoshi Asami) Cc: chuckr@glue.umd.edu, sysseh@devetir.qld.gov.au, ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: PREFIX with X11 ports Message-ID: <199608201230.OAA15991@nietzsche.bowtie.nl> In-Reply-To: asami's message of Tue, 20 Aug 1996 04:13:20 -0700. <199608201113.EAA01951@silvia.HIP.Berkeley.EDU>
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> * There is one variable I've found, XUSERFILESEARCHPATH, that seems ideally > * useable as a method of moving the defaults stuff where we want it. > > But that is what the X window system leaves to the user for additional > configuration. I'm a little weary about us taking it away, as it > doesn't belong to the system, and the ports tree is more on the system > side than the user side. > Can't you make wrappers for the xwindows programs where you set the variables to the appropriate values (I use XAPPLRESDIR for example). Here is how my netscape script looks: #!/bin/sh export XAPPLRESDIR=/usr/local/netscape export CLASSPATH=/usr/local/netscape /usr/local/netscape/netscape $* Regards, Marc. ---------------------------------------------------- Marc van Kempen BowTie Technology Email: marc@bowtie.nl WWW & Databases tel. +31 40 2 43 20 65 fax. +31 40 2 44 21 86 http://www.bowtie.nl ----------------------------------------------------
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