http://bugs.codeweavers.com/show_bug.cgi?id=589
*** shadow/589 Thu Apr 18 22:07:52 2002 --- shadow/589.tmp.4502 Thu Apr 18 22:07:52 2002 *************** *** 0 **** --- 1,43 ---- + +============================================================================+ + | ETCDIR environment var needed and other changes | + +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ + | Bug #: 589 Product: Wine | + | Status: UNCONFIRMED Version: unspecified | + | Resolution: Platform: | + | Severity: normal OS/Version: All | + | Priority: P1 Component: wine-loader | + +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ + | Assigned To: wine-bugs@winehq.com | + | Reported By: wine_bugtracking_account@dias.com.br | + | CC list: Cc: | + +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ + | Milestone: TargetMilestone: --- | + | URL: | + +============================================================================+ + | DESCRIPTION | + right now wine has a WINEPREFIX env var to deal with the user config location. + however it does not a place to deal with a global configuration (read register). + + Why this is important? + + with this it will pbe possible to keep individual "fake-windows" trees + with specialized programs installed. + + With this one program will not interfere with anothers instalation. + + However after installation each program will have its set of register created by + the installer and needed to be run. + + Changing WINEPREFIX is not an option because changes made by the user will not + reflect into his personal reg files (~/.wine). + + An alternative solution (maybe more interesting) would be to let wine use a + text dat file in the c:\windows\system.dat file instead of the binary windows + format. + + with this, the loader would read the c:\windows\system.dat text file first, + then the global one (/etc/wine.systemreg) and update with the users setting + in ~/.wine/*.reg . + + Hey, it would be nice to be able to control the loading order from the + command line and the C: path too. \ No newline at end of file