Subj : Re: Move .ini files from /sbbs/exec to /sbbs/ctrl
To   : Tracker1
From : Gamgee
Date : Mon Sep 12 2022 07:30:00

-=> Tracker1 wrote to Digital Man <=-

 Tr> On 9/10/22 19:44, Digital Man wrote:
 >> Would it be possible to consider supporting moving these from
 >> /exec to /ctrl ?

 > Possible, sure, but not preferable.
 > ...
 > Sorry, but some of those (e.g. init-fidonet.ini) aren't intended to
 > be sysop-modified in the first place, while others are used by
 > programs that don't know anything about the Synchronet CTRL
 > directory. The reasons are varied (why there are a few .ini files
 > in exec), but there are reasons.

 Tr> So, it's effectively not possible to separate executable files
 Tr> from data/configuration for Synchronet... or to cleanly
 Tr> update/upgrade those executable files in a read-only fashion.

The second half of your statement above doesn't make much sense to me.  
How would you upgrade something that is "read-only" in the first place?  
I don't have any problems updating my ../exec directory.


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