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to: PAVEL GULCHOUCK
from: MICHIEL VAN DER VLIST
date: 2016-01-27 13:32:00
subject: Feature request

Hello Pavel,

On Wednesday January 27 2016 12:36, you wrote to me:

 MvdV>> While it is good that binkd can be started with an alternate
 MvdV>> configuration, it would save me a lot of typing if binkd.cfg in
 MvdV>> the current directory would be the default.

 PG> I agree, default path for config file and option for override it is
 PG> common practice.

Thanks.

 PG> In my PoV, on unix binkd should look for binkd.conf in sysconfdir set
 PG> by configure (/usr/local/etc by default), then ~/binkd.conf.

If that is common practisefor linux, that is fine with me.

 PG> Not sure about win32. May be current directory is reasonable choice.

Current directory is common practise for command line utilities, although some
use the directory where the .exe is located as the default. It is an
inheretance from DOS really. 

Cheers, Michiel

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