#3184: package.conf should be under /var, not /usr
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Reporter: igloo | Owner:
Type: bug | Status: new
Priority: normal | Milestone: 6.12.1
Component: Compiler | Version: 6.10.2
Severity: normal | Resolution:
Keywords: | Difficulty: Unknown
Testcase: | Os: Unknown/Multiple
Architecture: Unknown/Multiple |
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Comment (by duncan):
Replying to [ticket:3184 igloo]:
> `package.conf` is not shareable, as different machines may have
different packages installed, so we should put it under /var instead.
Right. Note that the initial/pristine version of the package db could be
stored along with ghc in lib. The first time ghc-pkg registers a new
global package then the db should be made under /var. Either the pristine
one should be copied to /var or the one in /var should extend the pristine
one.
The point is, a binary install should still be relocatable. Instllation
should not have to create any global db in /var. That can be defered to
runtime rather than install time. Like the way ghc-pkg makes the per-user
db on demand.
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