Re: GConf and bonobo-config - some ideas

[Dietmar Maurer <dietmar ximian com>]

Havoc Pennington wrote:

> Dietmar Maurer <dietmar ximian com> writes:
> > I am a bit unsure about the purpose of schema's. Schema's store default
> > values and documentation, and you can map each key to a schema. But is it
> > really necessary that we make this mapping configurable? Isn't it possible to
> > map "/a/simple/key" to schema "/schema/a/simple/key".  And do we really need
> > that additional default value stored in the schema?
> >
>
> It isn't clear to me how defaults are handled in bonobo-config, it
> might be useful to explain that.
>

I missed that discussion about schemas in GConf. I am also unable to find it on
the GConf list archives. I would be really helpful if you send me those links
first, so that I know what you have already talked.

>  - where do I install the defaults, if I'm writing an app
>    (e.g. from a Makefile)
>  - how are defaults obtained at runtime
>  - how does the sysadmin reset to defaults from a config tool
>  - if a sysadmin switches config backends, how to do they store the
>    defaults in the new backend
>
> For GConf the answers are:
>
>  - at 'make install' or 'rpm -U' time, we a) put the schema
>    files in /etc/gconf/schemas and also b) install them
>    to the current system default database
>  - from the schemas stored in the system default database
>  - config tool asks GConf API for the default, which comes
>    from the schema
>  - the admin uses gconftool to reinstall the schemas in
>    /etc/gconf/schemas
>
> Havoc
>
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