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>>>>> William M Perry writes:

 William: 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).

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

I agree.... /etc is usually small and should only contain OS dependent 
stuff.

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