Re: Glib resource framework

[Matthias Clasen <matthias clasen gmail com>]

On Thu, Dec 22, 2011 at 10:31 PM, Paul Davis <paul linuxaudiosystems com> wrote:
> On Thu, Dec 22, 2011 at 8:07 AM, Alexander Larsson <alexl redhat com> wrote:
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>  [ ... ]
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> alex - is there a reason for trying to do this at the "elf level"
> rather than just using environment variables?

If an app is in a single file, it can be copied and removed easily. If
it is splattered all across the file system, you have to reinvent that
'standard kernel feature' in userspace by using icky packaging
systems.