[vdr] Re: [ANNOUNCE] vdr-xine-0.0.2 plugin

[Klaus Schmidinger <Klaus.Schmidinger@cadsoft.de>]

Oliver Joa wrote:
> 
> On Tue, 9 Sep 2003, Klaus Schmidinger wrote:
> 
> > Frank Scherthan wrote:
> > >
> > > Reinhard Nissl wrote:
> > > > Yes, they can be put somewhere else. Which directory would you suggest?
> > > > I think "/dev" would not be a good idea.
> > > >
> > > > I'd like to change this in the evening. What do the other list members
> > > > suggest as directory and as extension for the fifos?
> > > Well, I think the best place would be the plugins-dir. As Klaus
> > > suggested some time ago, plugin-specific files should go there...
> > > So /CONFIGDIR/plugins/xine would be the PATH I aspect some xine-plugin
> > > related files...
> >
> > I'd say so, too.
> > However, config files are probably more "static", and some people
> > might want them to reside under /etc/..., where a fifo file might
> > not be welcome.
> >
> > Where are other fifo files typically put in a Linux file system?
> > I would assume that others must have had to make this decision before...
> 
> The simplest and IMO best solution would be to make it configurable. E.g.
> per makefile-parameter, or config-file entry. So everyone can put it where
> he/she wants.
> 
> Olli

But you would still need a reasonable default value,
so why not choose a useful place and just put it there?
The average user doesn't want to give this even a single
thought, they just want it to work. So if there's a place
where the majority of programs puts such files, just put it
there, too.

Klaus


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