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authorVincent Sanders <vince@kyllikki.org>2016-10-05 19:44:49 +0100
committerVincent Sanders <vince@kyllikki.org>2016-10-05 19:44:49 +0100
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fix gtk install target to cope with gtk3
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@@ -39,19 +39,30 @@
gtk/res/ (dereferencing the symlinks, obviously) to /usr/share/netsurf (or
wherever your packaging policy suggests).
- You will need to tell NetSurf where to find its resources. NetSurf searches
- three locations by default when trying to load them, in this order:
+ You will need to tell NetSurf where to find its run time loaded
+ resources. NetSurf searches three locations by default when trying
+ to load them, in this order:
1. ~/.netsurf/
+
+ This entry allows the user some flexibility in changing what
+ resources NetSurf uses by placing resources in their home
+ directory.
+
2. $NETSURFRES/
- 3. /usr/share/netsurf/
- The second one is how the netsurf launcher script controls it. The third
- location is controlled by the NETSURF_GTK_RESOURCES option in
- Makefile.config, and this is the recommended way for packagers to change
- the location it searches, as this still allows the user some flexibility in
- changing what NetSurf uses.
+ This entry allows the user or packager to control resource
+ aquisition through the environment. This entry is how the
+ developer launcher script controls resource location.
+
+ 3. NETSURF_GTK_RES_PATH option
+ This location is controlled by the option in Makefile.config
+ (defaulting to ${PREFIX}/share/netsurf/ ). This configuration
+ is the recommended way for packagers to change the location
+ NetSurf finds external resources. The first path element of the
+ NETSURF_GTK_RES_PATH option is used in the install target as
+ the destination for installed resources.
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