Changes between Version 10 and Version 11 of UnixClientPackage

Timestamp:

Apr 11, 2008, 4:55:11 AM (17 years ago)

Author:

fthomas

Comment:

cc_config.xml and global_prefs_override.xml ARE configuration files in the Unix sense

UnixClientPackage

@@ -13 +13 @@
 Debian, for example, puts these in /etc/boinc-client/ and has appropriate symlinks in the working directory 
 
->>>WHY? -EAM
+>>>>WHY? -EAM
+>>>>
+>>>It is [http://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-files.html#s10.7.2 policy in Debian] that all configuraton files must reside in `/etc` -FST
 >>>
->>It is [http://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-files.html#s10.7.2 policy in Debian] that all configuraton files must reside in `/etc` -FST
->>
->That makes sense only for files which the sysadmin would edit to change configuration (like `/etc/default/boinc-client`) but not >these .xml files, which are basically only saved state.  They are not really "configuration" files in the Unix sense.  -EAM
+>>That makes sense only for files which the sysadmin would edit to change configuration (like `/etc/default/boinc-client`) but not >these .xml files, which are basically only saved state.  They are not really "configuration" files in the Unix sense.  -EAM
+> I think this is wrong, they are configuration files. System administrators are supposed to edit them, they are not state files. Just have a look at ClientMessages and PrefsOverride, these pages will confirm this. -FST
 
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