On 04/23/2012 04:50 PM, Bruce Dubbs wrote:
> DJ Lucas wrote:
>
>> Personally, citing the reasons above, I'd rather see the GNOME_PREFIX
>> stuff gone, but if it really is wanted (even though its goal is not
>> possible without heavy modifications) I suggest adding a warning, not a
>> note, stating that $GNOME_PREFIX=/usr and $GNOME_SYSCONFDIR=/etc are the
>> only values tested by BLFS editors and that anything else is not only
>> possibly broken, but is *likely* to be, maybe even providing some of the
>> past's more common examples such as Computer, Trash, Network, and all
>> "Places" not working (ck-* IIRC), default protocol handlers not working
>> (don't remember), missing icons (icons and xdg symlinks/paths), missing
>> artwork (pixmap symlink), automount issues (? udisks), etc. All kinda
>> fuzzy now as I've been building in /usr for a while now.
>
> I'll commit to testing Gnome in /opt when we get the current round of updates
> complete.
>
>     -- Bruce

Now is the right time to start testing. All of gnome core, except some 
applications have been merged.
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