Hi,
Sascha Luedecke <luedecke@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> I have a multiplatform installation of gimp. Though one can specify
> --prefix and --exec-prefix to configure the sources and thus the
> installation, the separation is not 100% clean.
>
> The file
>
> <sharedprefix>/etc/gimp/1.1/gimprc
>
> contains the hardcoded exec-prefix which IMHO is a bad thing, since it
> will be set to the last platform one installed GIMP for. GIMP then
> cannot load plugins when started on a different platform.
>
> My workaround is to define system specific aliasesÖ
>
> gimp --system-gimprc <syst dep. rgimprc>
>
> and maintain two gimprcs.
>
> I think this should be changed. What is your opinion?
Could you please explain how this should be changed in your
opinion.
IMO we do The Right Thing (TM): system-dependent configuration
files are stored in ${sysconfdir}/etc. Your workaround looks
like a very clean way of handling multiple installations and
I do not see what gimp could do to make it more convenient.
Salut, Sven
