Subject: Re: CVS commit: pkgsrc/games/gtkballs
To: None <tech-pkg@NetBSD.org>
From: Soren Jacobsen <snj@pobox.com>
List: tech-pkg
Date: 03/10/2004 07:27:49
On 03/10 10:52, Jonathan Perkin wrote:
> * On 2004-03-10 at 02:19 GMT, Soren Jacobsen wrote:
>
> > Module Name: pkgsrc
> > Committed By: snj
> > Date: Wed Mar 10 02:18:46 UTC 2004
> >
> > Modified Files:
> > pkgsrc/games/gtkballs: DEINSTALL DESCR Makefile PLIST
> >
> > Log Message:
> > Use bl3 and keep scores in /var/games, not ${PREFIX}/var. Bump
> > PKGREVISION.
>
> Is this absolutely required for correct functionality? It breaks
> non-root installs (I've not verified it built before this change,
> however).
No, it's not, but this is where many of the games keep their scores. It
seems the most 'standard' location. I've been thinking about a package
that handles creation of the games user, group, and score directory. If
we go this route, we could easily make it configurable.