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Subject: Re: RFC: Utilizing EXAMPLESDIR
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On Saturday 29 May 2004 19:47, Hideyuki KURASHINA wrote:
> I think following structure is better to improve visibility:
>
>   configuration file        -> ${PREFIX}/etc
>   sample configuration file -> ${PREFIX}/share/examples/${PORTNAME}
>
> Is there any reason why we do not utilize EXAMPLESDIR yet in some cases?
>
> Comments or suggestions are welcome.

As a simple user, I found this to be a great idea...
My /usr/local is all messy with .sample, .dist.... files.

Nice idea, I hope it could be the default for configuration files examples.

Antoine