Re: PKG_DBDIR under LOCALBASE (Was: ... default PKG_DBDIR)

[David Brownlee <abs%netbsd.org@localhost>]

I think we are safely post 2009Q3 :)

I see three options:
1) Change default PKG_DBDIR under LOCALBASE and have huge flag day fun
2) Change default only for newer versions of each OS
3) Have default binaries that can use both locations, but option to
compile for only one

My preference would be for option 3. I would be inclined to go with:
- If new location exists, use it
- else if old location exists use it
- else use new

On Mon, 31 Aug 2009, Alistair Crooks wrote:
> On Sun, Aug 30, 2009 at 10:23:47PM +0100, David Brownlee wrote:
>>
>> On a tangent, were there plans to move The default PKG_DBDIR under
>> PREFIX?
>
> Yes, there were - the concern (for me at the time) was violation of
> POLS, maybe it'd be more acceptable these days.  It's still my biggest
> regret we didn't put it under LOCALBASE by default when we first set
> things up, but we had no idea what we were starting then.
>
> Maybe we can plan for that after 2009Q3 is cut?