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authorSimon McVittie <simon.mcvittie@collabora.co.uk>2012-02-08 15:46:37 +0000
committerSimon McVittie <simon.mcvittie@collabora.co.uk>2012-02-08 15:46:37 +0000
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spec: document how to install session .service files
Bug: https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=35306 Signed-off-by: Simon McVittie <simon.mcvittie@collabora.co.uk>
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@@ -4511,6 +4511,15 @@
looks in <literal>${datadir}/dbus-1/services</literal> as
set at compile time.
</para>
+ <para>
+ As described in the XDG Base Directory Specification, software
+ packages should install their session .service files to their
+ configured <literal>${datadir}/dbus-1/services</literal>,
+ where <literal>${datadir}</literal> is as defined by the GNU
+ coding standards. System administrators or users can arrange
+ for these service files to be read by setting XDG_DATA_DIRS or by
+ symlinking them into the default locations.
+ </para>
</sect4>
</sect3>
<sect3 id="message-bus-types-system">