Re: path="" (or not) in GSettings schemas

[Matthias Clasen <matthias clasen gmail com>]

On Wed, Oct 17, 2012 at 12:02 PM, Ryan Lortie <desrt desrt ca> wrote:

> In this way we turn:
>
>   <schema id='a.b.c' path='/a/b/c/'>       <!-- common case -->
>   <schema id='x.y.z'>                      <!-- uncommon case -->
>
> to:
>
>   <schema id='a.b.c'>                      <!-- common case -->
>   <schema id='x.y.z' relocatable='yes'>    <!-- uncommon case -->
>
>
> Even if we don't do #2, I think doing #1 might be useful.  I don't have any
> evidence (even anecdotal) to support the idea that the current situation is
> confusing but it seems that a helpful warning explaining to the user that
> "<schema id='a.b.c'>" doesn't mean what they think may be useful...
>
> Thoughts?

I mostly agree with the analysis of the mess we're in, but I think
there may be some other options out that don't require a two-step:

One alternative would be to go from

  <schema id='a.b.c' path='/a/b/c/'>       <!-- common case -->
  <schema id='x.y.z'>                      <!-- uncommon case -->

to

  <fixedschema id='a.b.c'>
  <relocatableschema id='x.y.z'>

or whatever alternative element names you can come up with.