From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Jon Wilson Newsgroups: gmane.lisp.guile.user Subject: Re: Autoconf test for site scheme files Date: Sun, 12 Aug 2007 00:27:07 -0400 Message-ID: <46BE8C1B.8090308@wilsonjc.us> References: <22741.71296.qm@web37911.mail.mud.yahoo.com> <87wsw64hn0.fsf@chbouib.org> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1186892841 19102 80.91.229.12 (12 Aug 2007 04:27:21 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 12 Aug 2007 04:27:21 +0000 (UTC) To: guile-user@gnu.org Original-X-From: guile-user-bounces+guile-user=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sun Aug 12 06:27:20 2007 Return-path: Envelope-to: guile-user@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1IK52r-0001rJ-E4 for guile-user@m.gmane.org; Sun, 12 Aug 2007 06:27:17 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1IK52q-0007zt-FJ for guile-user@m.gmane.org; Sun, 12 Aug 2007 00:27:16 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1IK52m-0007ze-Jw for guile-user@gnu.org; Sun, 12 Aug 2007 00:27:12 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1IK52l-0007zS-8G for guile-user@gnu.org; Sun, 12 Aug 2007 00:27:11 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1IK52l-0007zP-1L for guile-user@gnu.org; Sun, 12 Aug 2007 00:27:11 -0400 Original-Received: from mailgw1.fnal.gov ([131.225.111.11]) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1IK52k-0005FZ-OP for guile-user@gnu.org; Sun, 12 Aug 2007 00:27:10 -0400 Original-Received: from mailav2.fnal.gov (mailav2.fnal.gov [131.225.111.20]) by mailgw1.fnal.gov (iPlanet Messaging Server 5.2 HotFix 2.06 (built Mar 28 2005)) with SMTP id <0JMN00BMK8CPTW@mailgw1.fnal.gov> for guile-user@gnu.org; Sat, 11 Aug 2007 23:27:09 -0500 (CDT) Original-Received: from mailgw2.fnal.gov ([131.225.111.12]) by mailav2.fnal.gov (SAVSMTP 3.1.7.47) with SMTP id M2007081123270805486 for ; Sat, 11 Aug 2007 23:27:08 -0500 Original-Received: from conversion-daemon.mailgw2.fnal.gov by mailgw2.fnal.gov (iPlanet Messaging Server 5.2 HotFix 2.06 (built Mar 28 2005)) id <0JMN00A018444R@mailgw2.fnal.gov> (original mail from jsw@wilsonjc.us) for guile-user@gnu.org; Sat, 11 Aug 2007 23:27:09 -0500 (CDT) Original-Received: from [71.79.110.55] (cpe-71-79-110-55.columbus.res.rr.com [71.79.110.55]) by mailgw2.fnal.gov (iPlanet Messaging Server 5.2 HotFix 2.06 (built Mar 28 2005)) with ESMTPA id <0JMN00DJE8D7SW@mailgw2.fnal.gov> for guile-user@gnu.org; Sat, 11 Aug 2007 23:27:08 -0500 (CDT) In-reply-to: <87wsw64hn0.fsf@chbouib.org> User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.12 (X11/20070604) X-Detected-Kernel: Solaris 9 X-BeenThere: guile-user@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: General Guile related discussions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: guile-user-bounces+guile-user=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: guile-user-bounces+guile-user=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.lisp.guile.user:6103 Archived-At: Ludovic Court=E8s wrote: > Mike Gran writes: >> This brings up another question. Should %load-path should general= ly >> include /usr/local/share/guile/site by default? >> >> Arguments in favor: it would keep symmetry with the emacs $(lispdi= r) >> directory as described in the GNU coding standards. [1]=20 >> Philosophically, can something be "site"-specific and not be "loca= l"? >> =20 > OTOH, why have two `site' directories by default? > =20 Using ubuntu, apt installs packages under /usr. When I find somethin= g=20 that either isn't up to date enough or doesn't exist in the ubuntu= =20 repos, I build it from source. In that case, I either install to /op= t=20 or to /usr/local. Sometimes this includes packages which want to= =20 install guile modules (currently, it includes guile!). I try to keep= =20 /usr untouched except by apt, but it does make sense to have these= =20 modules in a `site' directory. For instance, I have guile-lib installed from the ubuntu package to= =20 /usr/share/guile/site, and I have guile-gdbm installed to=20 /usr/local/share/guile/site. I think this constitutes a pragmatic= =20 (although perhaps not good?) reason to have two site dirs. Regards, Jon _______________________________________________ Guile-user mailing list Guile-user@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/guile-user