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diff --git a/docs/markdown/snippets/prefix-dependent-defaults.md b/docs/markdown/snippets/prefix-dependent-defaults.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..7cc1792 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/markdown/snippets/prefix-dependent-defaults.md @@ -0,0 +1,10 @@ +# Prefix-dependent defaults for sysconfdir, localstatedir and sharedstatedir + +These options now default in a way consistent with +[FHS](http://refspecs.linuxfoundation.org/fhs.shtml) and common usage. + +If prefix is `/usr`, default sysconfdir to `/etc`, localstatedir to `/var` and +sharedstatedir to `/var/lib`. + +If prefix is `/usr/local` (the default), default localstatedir to `/var/local` +and sharedstatedir to `/var/local/lib`. |