[Mono-list] Diff: making machine.config's location variable

dietmar dietmar@ximian.com
10 Dec 2002 13:08:06 +0100


On Tue, 2002-12-10 at 12:18, Tim Haynes wrote:
> dietmar <dietmar@ximian.com> writes:
> 
> > On Mon, 2002-12-09 at 19:03, Tim Haynes wrote:
> >> 
> >> One enhancement we've stumbled upon here is the ability to specify
> the
> >> path to machine.config as an environment variable, overriding (or
> >> falling-back to) the location hard-coded into the binary.
> >> 
> >> Patch is attached. A suggested ChangeLog entry would be:
> [snip]
> > Why do we need that:
> >
> > mono_install_get_config_dir()
> >
> > why don't you access the environment variable directly inside:
> >
> > ves_icall_System_Configuration_DefaultConfig_get_machine_config_path
> ?
> 
> Hi - potential for future reuse should it be required is the main
> reason,
> along with it seeming like something that should be done in one named
> lump
> instead of inline code.

I don't understand howto reuse mono_install_get_config_dir (). Please
can you explain that?

- Dietmar