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Re: /run and needing a --rundir for configure


From: Paolo Bonzini
Subject: Re: /run and needing a --rundir for configure
Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2013 09:03:40 +0200
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Il 10/09/2013 01:17, Karl Berry ha scritto:
> Does this additional text suit everyone?  (Before I send it back to rms.)
> 
> k
> 
> @item rundir
> The directory for installing data files which the programs modify
> while they run, that pertain to one specific machine, and which need
> not persist longer than the execution of the program---which is
> generally long-lived, for example, until the next reboot.  PID files
> for system daemons are a typical use.  In addition, this directory
> should not be cleaned except perhaps at reboot, while the general
> @file{/tmp} (@code{TMPDIR}) may be cleaned arbitrarily.  This should
> normally be @file{/var/run}, but write it as
> @file{$(localstatedir)/run}.  (Having it as a separate variable allows
> the use of @file{/run} if desired).  (If you are using Autoconf 2.70
> or later, write it as @samp{@@rundir@@}.)
> @end table
> 
> 
> 

Perhaps:

This should normally be @samp{$(localstatedir)/run}, but having a
separate variable allows the user to customize it separately from
@env{localstatedir}, for example to use @file{/run}.  If you are using
Autoconf 2.70 or later, write it as @samp{@@rundir@@}.

Paolo



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