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Bug 709022 - current prefix adds a few extra steps
current prefix adds a few extra steps
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 655714
Product: jhbuild
Classification: Infrastructure
Component: general
unspecified
Other Linux
: Normal normal
: ---
Assigned To: Jhbuild maintainers
Jhbuild QA
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2013-09-29 09:39 UTC by Magdalen Berns (irc magpie)
Modified: 2013-09-29 18:01 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
GNOME version: ---

Attachments
defaults: new prefix and checkoutroot for doc update (935 bytes, patch)
2013-09-29 09:44 UTC, Magdalen Berns (irc magpie) 		none Details | Review
defaults: change prefix and checkout root (1.08 KB, patch)
2013-09-29 09:56 UTC, Magdalen Berns (irc magpie) 		none Details | Review

Description Magdalen Berns (irc magpie) 2013-09-29 09:39:14 UTC 
It seems to me that most of the (up to date) documentation discourages the use of /opt/gnome as the prefix in defaults.jhbuilrc because it means adding the extra step of making the directory writeable.

The fact there are two different defaults can confused people. I propose changing the defaults.jhbuildrc and then updating the documentation on https://developer.gnome.org/jhbuild/unstable/getting-started.html.en so it is easier to follow. 

The example needs to be updated but I think I will make a fresh patch to include on Bug 709019 for that one

Thanks
Comment 1 Magdalen Berns (irc magpie) 2013-09-29 09:44:15 UTC 
Created attachment 256005 [details] [review]
defaults: new prefix and checkoutroot for doc update

Bug https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=709022
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Comment 2 Magdalen Berns (irc magpie) 2013-09-29 09:56:21 UTC 
Created attachment 256008 [details] [review]
defaults: change prefix and checkout root
Comment 3 Magdalen Berns (irc magpie) 2013-09-29 09:58:12 UTC 
Noticed I missed out the ~/ 

I am wondering whether this is a controversial suggestion. Would changing this cause problems for a lot of people?
Comment 4 Frederic Peters 2013-09-29 18:01:45 UTC 

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 655714 ***