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Re: %load-path when Guile sits in /usr.


Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de> writes:

> I think that when Guile is part of a OS distribution (for example as a
> Debian or RPM package) and is thus installed in /usr, then it should
> add /usr/local/share/guile (and /usr/local/share/guile/site?) to its
> default load path.
> 
> Is that reasonable?

I think so.

> Where should this be done?

What about a configure script option?
If you don't supply it you get the default one (which could be
different for prefix=/usr and prefix=/usr/local).

> Do we have enough support?

(What do you mean?)

> I think the GUILE_LOAD_PATH variable should be reserved for the
> user.

Me too.

/mdj