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Re: Patch: RFA: allow default .db for libgcj


On Wed, 2005-09-03 at 16:24 -0500, Bryce McKinlay wrote:
> Tom Tromey wrote:
> 
> >Bryce> I think it would be better to define a default here. Although
> >Bryce> the .db stuff is still experimental, it improves ease-of-use to
> >Bryce> not have to worry about the location of this file.
> >
> >Unless FC commits to using the default -- and in which case, let's
> >leave out the configure option -- users will have to deal with this.
> >That is trivial, though, since you can easily write a java program to
> >print this property.
> >
> >Bryce> <install prefix>/share/gcj/<version>/classmap.db ?
> >
> >Probably lib instead; although the .db is not itself
> >platform-dependent, I wouldn't be surprised if people put
> >platform-dependent paths into the file.
> >  
> >
> 
> OK, lets leave out the configure option and (tentatively) go for a 
> default of <prefix>/lib/gcj/<version>/classmap.db
> 
> If FC decides to use something else we can always change it.
> 

That location is fine.  It makes things easier for packagers if they can
find a version-specific file using -print-file-name=basename.  Will this
option work with classmap.db?

Tom



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