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
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