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24.0.50; "games" user is hardcoded in build system

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From: help-debbugs <at> gnu.org (GNU bug Tracking System)
To: Ulrich Mueller <ulm <at> gentoo.org>
Subject: bug#7717: closed (Re: bug#7717: 24.0.50; "games" user is
 hardcoded in build system)
Date: Wed, 29 Dec 2010 11:08:02 +0000

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Your bug report

#7717: 24.0.50; "games" user is hardcoded in build system

which was filed against the emacs package, has been closed.

The explanation is attached below, along with your original report.
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From: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>
To: Ulrich Mueller <ulm <at> gentoo.org>
Cc: 7717-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#7717: 24.0.50; "games" user is hardcoded in build system
Date: Wed, 29 Dec 2010 19:14:07 +0800

Ulrich Mueller <ulm <at> gentoo.org> writes:

> The build system of Emacs currently hardcodes the "games" user that is
> used for shared score files in ${localstatedir}. While usage of that
> account name may be widespread, it is not universal. For example, in
> Gentoo the name is configurable.
>
> Since a variable "gameuser" and the autoconf plumbing for it already
> exist, the only missing piece is a configure option. See attached
> patch.

Looks reasonable.  Committed to trunk; thanks.

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From: Ulrich Mueller <ulm <at> gentoo.org>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: 24.0.50; "games" user is hardcoded in build system
Date: Thu, 23 Dec 2010 09:36:42 +0100

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Tags: patch

The build system of Emacs currently hardcodes the "games" user that is
used for shared score files in ${localstatedir}. While usage of that
account name may be widespread, it is not universal. For example, in
Gentoo the name is configurable.

Since a variable "gameuser" and the autoconf plumbing for it already
exist, the only missing piece is a configure option. See attached
patch.


2010-12-22  Ulrich Mueller  <ulm <at> gentoo.org>

	* configure.in: Make gameuser configurable.

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--- emacs-orig/configure.in
+++ emacs/configure.in
@@ -45,8 +45,6 @@
 docdir='${datadir}/emacs/${version}/etc'
 gamedir='${localstatedir}/games/emacs'
 
-gameuser=games
-
 dnl OPTION_DEFAULT_OFF(NAME, HELP-STRING)
 dnl Create a new --with option that defaults to being disabled.
 dnl NAME is the base name of the option.  The shell variable with_NAME
@@ -203,6 +201,13 @@
 The default is /usr/lib, or /usr/lib64 on some platforms.])])
 CRT_DIR="${with_crt_dir}"
 
+AC_ARG_WITH(gameuser,
+[AS_HELP_STRING([--with-gameuser=USER],
+  [user for shared score files; default games])])
+test "X${with_gameuser}" != X && test "${with_gameuser}" != yes \
+  && gameuser="${with_gameuser}"
+test "X$gameuser" = X && gameuser=games
+
 AC_ARG_WITH([gnustep-conf],dnl
 [AS_HELP_STRING([--with-gnustep-conf=PATH],[path to GNUstep.conf; default $GNUSTEP_CONFIG_FILE, or /etc/GNUstep/GNUstep.conf])])
 test "X${with_gnustep_conf}" != X && test "${with_gnustep_conf}" != yes && \

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