On 5 April 2011 10:37, Max Bowsher <email address hidden> wrote:
>> I think there's an XDG convention for how the environment variable
>> should be named; we should use that.
>
> I'm pretty sure the original requester is asking for a way to override
> the *entire* directory name - i.e.
> $NOTIONAL_NEW_ENV_VAR/{bazaar.conf,plugins/,locations.conf,...}
Right.
> As far as I know, XDG only operates at the level of defining conventions
> for trees, within which apps reserve particular paths - not envvar
> conventions for envvars private to specific apps?
OK. I didn't check. Something like BZR_CONFIG_DIR could be good.
On 5 April 2011 10:37, Max Bowsher <email address hidden> wrote: NEW_ENV_ VAR/{bazaar. conf,plugins/ ,locations. conf,.. .}
>> I think there's an XDG convention for how the environment variable
>> should be named; we should use that.
>
> I'm pretty sure the original requester is asking for a way to override
> the *entire* directory name - i.e.
> $NOTIONAL_
Right.
> As far as I know, XDG only operates at the level of defining conventions
> for trees, within which apps reserve particular paths - not envvar
> conventions for envvars private to specific apps?
OK. I didn't check. Something like BZR_CONFIG_DIR could be good.