Re: Java and the FSSTND

Ian main (imain@vcc.bc.ca)
Tue, 14 May 1996 15:36:57 -0700 (PDT)


> > I know it's another file /etc, but would anyone be interested in
> > creating /etc/java.config or /etc/config.java(depending on tastes).
> > This really shouldn't be hard coded(IMHO).
>
> Files in /etc aren't really a problem, IMHO. Better to have them
> there than scattered all over the filesystem. I do think, however,
> that some standardization of these filenames should exist. :)
>
> Several daemons, etc. have <whatever>.conf, and module utils use
> conf.modules (I have hacked the module utils to use modules.conf
> because I'm an anal-retentive smart*ss, but that's beside the point).

/etc isn't a problem but like he says, it should be
standardized. Maybe even using more subdirs, and some naming
conventions. This would require however, modifying the source to many
apps and deamons.. It's a great idea and might make things easier to
administrate. Maybe for 2.0?