[scl.org] Removing 'scls' from %{_sysconfdir} and %{_localstatedir}?

[Jan Zelený]

On 2. 3. 2015 at 16:00:15, Honza Horak wrote:
> On 03/02/2015 09:29 AM, Jan Zelený wrote:
> > -- snip --
> > 
> >> That means we'd just set %_scl_prefix to /opt/fedora/scls in fedora,
> >> while default could stay what it is in scl-utils (just removing the
> >> scls/ hardcoded in the %{_sysconfdir} and similiar macros would be
> >> needed).
> > 
> > Please correct me if I'm wrong but I don't believe there is mechanism in
> > Fedora that would allow you to do this kind of configuration outside of
> > scl- utils. Does this mean you'd like to start a package similar to
> > redhat-rpm- config that would be maintained by Env. & Stacks?
> 
> Such a package could be tricky, since we cannot depend on rpm reading
> the files under /etc/rpm/macros* in some defined order, do we? But when
> doing it agnostic to ordering, it would be possible. Another way just
> from top of my head are guidelines that would require it.

The order is actually pretty well defined. When loading macros, rpm reads files 
in /etc/rpm in alphabetical order (C locale). The same applies for all the 
other directories where macro files can be (/usr/lib/rpm for instance but there 
is a number of possible locations).

> Which mechanism did you mean and didn't see?

No other mechanism, you got it right.

Thanks
Jan