[KDE/Mac] Another QSP update for the OSX/CI system! + XDG_* vars on OSX?

Marko Käning mk-lists at email.de
Sun Dec 14 11:40:17 UTC 2014


Hi all,

On 14 Dec 2014, at 01:07 , Ian Wadham <iandw.au at gmail.com> wrote:
> Pace David,

I don’t think David is reading this thread atm, as I was just forwarding his reply to my
enquiry in July.


>> OK, so shall we create a new set of env vars basically replacing string “XDG" by “QT"?
> 
> QT_ would be IN-appropriate IMHO.  At most one could consider MP_ (for MacPorts) or some
> such.  But why change the name?  XDG is naming an *installation approach* where different
> categories go in different locations, as opposed to the OS X "bundling" approach.

+1


> You might need a *set* of apps, not just one, to cover all bases.

I am afraid so. Any ideas (perhaps from Ben and Jeremy) which apps could be good test cases?

Marko


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