Perhaps the usage output of "weectl station create" will help:
% python3 -m weectl station create --help
usage: *weectl station create [--config=CONFIG-PATH] \*
* [--driver=DRIVER] \*
* [--location=LOCATION] \*
* [--altitude=ALTITUDE,{foot|meter}] \*
* [--latitude=LATITUDE] [--longitude=LONGITUDE]
\*
* [--register={y,n}
[--station-url=STATION_URL]] \*
* [--units={us,metricwx,metric}] \*
* [--skin-root=SKIN_ROOT] \*
* [--sqlite-root=SQLITE_ROOT] \*
* [--html-root=HTML_ROOT] \*
* [--docs-root=DOCS_ROOT] \*
* [--examples-root=EXAMPLES_ROOT] \*
* [--no-prompt]*
In what follows, *WEEWX_ROOT* is the directory that contains the
configuration file. For example, if "--config=/Users/tkeffer/weewx-
data/weewx.conf", then WEEWX_ROOT will be "/Users/tkeffer/weewx-data".
optional arguments:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
--config CONFIG-PATH Path to configuration file. It must not already
exist.
Default is "/Users/tkeffer/weewx-data/weewx.conf".
--driver DRIVER Driver to use. Default is "weewx.drivers.simulator".
--location LOCATION A description of the station. This will be used for
report titles. Default is "WeeWX".
--altitude ALTITUDE,{foot|meter}
The station altitude in either feet or meters. For
example, "750,foot" or "320,meter". Default is "0,
foot".
--latitude LATITUDE The station latitude in decimal degrees. Default is
0.00.
--longitude LONGITUDE
The station longitude in decimal degrees. Default is
0.00.
--register {y,n} Register this station in the weewx registry? Default
is "n" (do not register).
--station-url STATION_URL
Unique URL to be used if registering the station.
Required if the station is to be registered.
--units {us,metricwx,metric}
Set display units to us, metricwx, or metric.
Default
is "us".
--skin-root SKIN_ROOT
Where the skins will be located, relatve to
WEEWX_ROOT.
--sqlite-root SQLITE_ROOT
Set the location of the sqlite directory, relative
to
WEEWX_ROOT.
--html-root HTML_ROOT
Where generated HTML and images will go, relative to
WEEWX_ROOT.
--docs-root DOCS_ROOT
Where to put the documentation. Default is
"$WEEWX_ROOT/docs".
--examples-root EXAMPLES_ROOT
Where to put the examples. Default is
"$WEEWX_ROOT/examples".
--no-prompt If set, do not prompt. Use default values.
On Sat, Dec 31, 2022 at 1:38 PM Greg Troxel <[email protected]> wrote:
> Tom Keffer <[email protected]> writes:
>
> > OK, now I get you.
> >
> > It may be tradition, but the trend has been towards avoiding root
> installs,
> > which by necessity require installation in user directories.
> >
> > In any case, if you want the more traditional approach, there's always an
> > apt install.
>
> Root vs not is about system prefix. Installing to ~/weewx can still
> respect the hierarchy and not need privs. pkgsrc actually can be
> bootstrapped without root to a prefix (that the user running it can
> write of course).
>
> my comment was really about pushing the config vs db separation into
> weewx proper as a concept, and partly because the apt, pkgsrc, whatever
> packagers need to take the release and munge it into the various areas,
> so the more it's "pass args" and the less "patch" that's better.
>
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