On Wed, Jul 20, 2016 at 1:07 PM Alad Wenter <a...@archlinux.info> wrote:

> Johannes Löthberg via arch-projects wrote:
> > On 19/07, Alad Wenter wrote:
> >> PKGDEST and other variables can be set in /etc/makepkg.conf and local
> >> correspondents in $HOME, with the file in /etc taking precedence.
> >> Specifying a default makepkg.conf on the command line (similar to
> >> makepkg) allows to change the directory where build products are moved
> >> (move_products), without the need to modify the system configuration
> >> in /etc/makepkg.conf or rely on sudoers policy.
> >>
> >
> > Aah, /etc/makepkg.conf shouldn't take precedence, that's a bug.
> >
> Right, so the two load_vars lines should be swapped. Would you say
> there's still a use in an -M switch? A program may want to change
> PKGDEST and other variables, without modifying user configuration, either.
>
> Another question: load_vars has -f $makepkg_conf; this should probably
> be -r $makepkg_conf as in makepkg?
>

Note that load_vars does not read variables that have been set already. So
the order is correct.

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