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To: Jan Vroonhof <vroonhof@math.ethz.ch>
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Subject: Re: Open issues with "Berlin"
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Jan Vroonhof <vroonhof@math.ethz.ch> writes:

> SL Baur <steve@xemacs.org> writes:
> 
> > * Is /etc/xemacs a good enough package default location?  Other
> >   possibilities might be /var/lib/xemacs or /var/xemacs,
> >   /usr/local/lib/xemacs-packages, /usr/local/lib/emacs-packages or where?
> 
> /etc/* is awfull. Any GNU packages should by default restrain themselves
> completely to /usr/local. May I suggest /usr/local/lib/xemacs/packages
> (or even /usr/local/share/xemacs/packages since FSF emacs goes that
> route now).

  Hear hear!  Might I suggest something as simple as:
${prefix}/lib/xemacs/packages?

