$srcdir and $datadir
Ben Finney
ben+python at benfinney.id.au
Thu Feb 8 18:05:54 EST 2018
Victor Porton <porton at narod.ru> writes:
> In GNU software written in C $srcdir and $datadir are accessible to C
> code through generated config.h file.
For what purpose?
Given that the source may not be at that location after the program is
compiled – especially, after the program is moved to a different machine
– what meaning does ‘$srcdir’ have when the program is running?
What “data directory” is specified by ‘$datadir’, and why is it assumed
there is exactly one?
> What is the right way to config directories for a Python program?
We'll need to know what those concepts mean, to be able to discuss the
equivalent (if any) in a Python environment.
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