BJ> With Wes's decision to put a number of configuration files in
 BJ> /var/max/etc instead of /var/max (by default), there are already
 BJ> a number of items that don't work exactly like the DOS, OS/2 and 
 BJ> Win32 version.

 MG> This is the sort of thing I mean when I say that some of us worry
 MG> about this becoming a Linux-only project. When a developer
 MG> unnecessarily changes the code to Unix-specific settings like this,
 MG> it causes problems for those who want to port it back to other
 MG> OS's.

 RJT> I'm beginning to wonder if this /var/whatever stuff is 
 RJT> nailed down.  That's certainly not where *I* tend to 
 RJT> put executable or data files...

The /var/max location is the default location.  It can be set to something
else when you run the ./configure script for where to install stuff.... 
I'm running in the default location.  I believe there are some running in
alternate locations.

Take care.....

Bob Jones, 1:343/41




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