[bt-devel] Fresh installation SWORD_PATH

[Troy A. Griffitts]

usrinst.sh has never automatically create this file-- to my knowledge. 
The make will tell you this.  After make, it recommends make install, 
then make install_config if you need /etc/sword.conf.



Fred Saalbach wrote:
> I did run usrinst.sh at install. With this install /etc/sword.config was
> not automatically created. This might be a problem with today's sword
> cvs that will be fixed tomorrow.  
> 
> I think the no modules help needs to address this.  I will revise the
> message some more to include your comments.  Setting the SWORD_PATH does
> work.  
> 
> Fred
> 
> Martin Gruner wrote:
> 
>>>I just did a fresh install of the cvs on a new and clean mdk 8.1.  I
>>>found that this version wants the environment variable SWORD_PATH set to
>>>point to the sword directory, and does not need the /etc sword.conf
>>>directory.  I changed the help dialog help-nomods-d to reflect this
>>>change.
>>
>>Not sure about that one. It should fall back to the /etc/sword.conf if
>>SWORD_PATH is not set. However, if you compile sword withouth either
>>
>>"configure --sysconfdir=etc"
>>
>>or running
>>
>>"usrinst.sh"
>>
>>instead (does the same), then sword will not look for /etc/sword.conf, but
>>rather /usr/local/sword.conf. Try one of the above and it should work.
>>SWORD_PATH is still possible and can be used to override the system's global
>>settings.
>>
>>hth.
>>
>>Martin
>