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diff --git a/basedir/basedir-spec.xml b/basedir/basedir-spec.xml index a8708e9..79d0cf3 100644 --- a/basedir/basedir-spec.xml +++ b/basedir/basedir-spec.xml @@ -34,6 +34,15 @@ </address> </affiliation> </author> + <author> + <firstname>Johannes</firstname> + <surname>Löthberg</surname> + <affiliation> + <address> + <email>johannes@kyriasis.com</email> + </address> + </affiliation> + </author> </authorgroup> </articleinfo> @@ -68,6 +77,20 @@ </listitem> <listitem> <para> + There is a single base directory relative to which user-specific + executable files should be written. This directory is defined by the + environment variable <literal>$XDG_BIN_HOME</literal>. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + There is a set of preference ordered base directories relative to + which executable files should be searched. This set of directories + is defined by the environment variable <literal>$XDG_BIN_DIRS</literal>. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> There is a set of preference ordered base directories relative to which data files should be searched. This set of directories is defined by the environment variable <literal>$XDG_DATA_DIRS</literal>. @@ -123,6 +146,12 @@ <literal>$HOME</literal>/.config should be used. </para> <para> + <literal>$XDG_BIN_HOME</literal> defines the base directory relative to + which user-specific executable files should be stored. If + <literal>$XDG_BIN_HOME</literal> is either not set or empty, a default equal to + <literal>$HOME</literal>/.local/bin should be used. + </para> + <para> <literal>$XDG_DATA_DIRS</literal> defines the preference-ordered set of base directories to search for data files in addition to the <literal>$XDG_DATA_HOME</literal> base directory. @@ -145,6 +174,17 @@ /etc/xdg should be used. </para> <para> + <literal>$XDG_BIN_DIRS</literal> defines the preference-ordered set of + base directories to search for executable files in addition to the + <literal>$XDG_BIN_HOME</literal> base directory. + The directories in <literal>$XDG_BIN_DIRS</literal> should be seperated + with a colon ':'. + </para> + <para> + If <literal>$XDG_BIN_DIRS</literal> is either not set or empty, a value equal to + /usr/local/bin:/usr/bin should be used. + </para> + <para> The order of base directories denotes their importance; the first directory listed is the most important. When the same information is defined in multiple places the information defined relative to the more |