This is a good idea. We can use NEXT_HOME_ROOT instead of
${user.home}/Library for things like wobuild.properties (e.g. NEXT_HOME_ROOT
=${user.home}/.WOLips).
Uli, what do you think about this?
> Here's an approach that might solve the
> problem of /System and /Local on OSX vs. c:/Apple and C:/Apple/Local on
> NT. I propose we use the GNUstep approach.
> On OSX
> NEXT_ROOT = /
> NEXT_SYSTEM_ROOT = ${NEXT_ROOT}/System
> NEXT_LOCAL_ROOT = ${NEXT_ROOT}/Local
> NEXT_HOME_ROOT = ${HOME}/.OpenStep (or whatever)
> [I'm used to Nextstep and Mach, not OSX, so HOME_ROOT might be wrong in
> this example]
>
> On Windows
> NEXT_ROOT = C:/Apple
> NEXT_SYSTEM_ROOT = ${NEXT_ROOT}
> NEXT_LOCAL_ROOT = ${NEXT_ROOT}/Local
> NEXT_HOME_ROOT = ${USERPROFILE}/.OpenStep
>
> The above means that NEXT_SYSTEM_ROOT and NEXT_LOCAL_ROOT could be the
> basis of the patterns, obviating the issue around /System/Local
>
> Regards,
> Christian.
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