[openib-general] libsdp.conf placement

[Eitan Zahavi]

Michael S. Tsirkin wrote:
>>>>> I noticed autotools have sysconfdir variable.
>>>>> So it seems to me this would be the best, standard, place to keep the
>>>>> libsdp.conf file.
>>>>>
>>>>> Eitan?
>>>>>
>>>>>   
>>>>>       
>>>>>           
>>>> Unfortunately autotools are not doing the right thing.
>>>> Quoting from libsdp Makefile.am:
>>>> AM_CFLAGS = -Wall -DSYSCONFDIR=\"$(sysconfdir)\"
>>>>
>>>> And then internally in the port.c code:
>>>> #define LIBSDP_DEFAULT_CONFIG_FILE  SYSCONFDIR "/libsdp.conf"
>>>>
>>>> Somehow when you run ./configure you get $prefix/etc as the $sysconfdir
>>>>     
>>>>         
>>> So, that's what all other libraries that use autotools will get
>>> (e.g. libibverbs) and that's the best default place then.
>>>
>>> If we want to, OFED can override sysconfdir with a configure switch, can it not?
>>>   
>>>       
>> Yes it can but some people might want to upgrade just libsdp. For those 
>> I would preferably use a more reasonable sysconfig then $prefix/etc
>>     
>
> I think these people can use a configure switch, too (updating
> just libsdp without OFED needs playing with configure switches anyway,
> because of all the 64/32 bit situation).
>
> My point is, let's not mess with the defaults unless strictly necessary -
> otherwise libibverbs config is in one place, and libsdp is in another,
> and its a mess.
>
>   
RPM making should use the --sysconfigdir option for configure.
Still the default is broken. I will probably find a way to fix that .. 
one day.

EZ