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On 02/08/2010 14:34, Ronald Oussoren wrote:
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On 02 Aug, 2010,at 01:00 PM, Michael Foord
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<div class="_stretch">> The only apple one that is actually used
is the .CFUserTextEncoding <br>
> file, I have an .Xcode in my home as well but that is empty and
last <br>
> updated in 2007. AFAIK current versions of Xcode store preferences
in <br>
> ~/Library/Preferences. Most of the other ones are ports of unix
tools <br>
> and store junk in the standard unix location for storing <br>
> configuration. Try edit one without resorting to the command-line<br>
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The configuration files we are discussing are for command line tools - <br>
so I don't think that having to resort to the command line is a <br>
disadvantage at all. If users don't / can't use the command line then <br>
they *won't* want to edit these files anyway.</div>
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<div>Not being comfortable at the command-line is not the same as not
wanting to edit the global configuration of unittest or distutils.</div>
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<div>Anyway, does that mean that the configuration should move if I
create a patch for IDLE that allows you the manage the unittest
configuration through a GUI?</div>
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Nope, as I doubt for *most* users it will be the primary way of editing
the file.<br>
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If they are used to the command line then ~/.python32/distutils.cfg is <br>
going to be a very natural place for them.</div>
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<div>That location isn't natural for me. If we invent a new location
for python-related configuration file we might as well do it properly
and follow platform conventions.</div>
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But you yourself said that it *isn't* normal to have files we expect
the user to edit in the location you suggested - and a glance on my
system is that use ~/.app files is a *very* common convention on the
Mac. <br>
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Michael<br>
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<div>The MacOSX conventions are described here
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="http://developer.apple.com/mac/library/documentation/MacOSX/Conceptual/BPFileSystem/BPFileSystem.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/10000185-SW1"><http://developer.apple.com/mac/library/documentation/MacOSX/Conceptual/BPFileSystem/BPFileSystem.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/10000185-SW1></a>.</div>
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<div>Macosx-is-not-a-crappy-linux-ly yours,</div>
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