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


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

> > but you don't want to be too powerful.  the feature is the addition of a
> > load-path element, rather than a new setting altogether.
> 
> Hmm, I think I agree with Mikael.  Completely replacing the default
> load-path is probably the right thing because as a package maintainer
> you should know pretty exactly what path you want.  Allowing them to
> only add is too limiting, especially when you want to control the
> order of elements.
> 
> But let's hear what the package people have to say about this.

Speaking as the Debian maintainer (in other words not real authority
and only a reason to gain the pity of implementors) for guile, I agree
with Marius and Mikael that the configure option should set the entire
%load-path.