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lib: add some quick explainers for path vars
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It's not immediately obvious what exactly the `frr_*dir` variables
exported from lib/libfrr.c are for.  Add a little text each to clarify.

Signed-off-by: David Lamparter <[email protected]>
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eqvinox committed Jul 11, 2024
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Expand Up @@ -222,10 +222,39 @@ extern void frr_fini(void);

extern char config_default[512];
extern char frr_zclientpath[512];

/* refer to lib/config_paths.h (generated during ./configure) for build config
* values of the following:
*/

/* sysconfdir is generally /etc/frr/, some BSDs may use /usr/local/etc/frr/.
* Will NOT include "pathspace" (namespace) suffix from -N. (libfrr.c handles
* pathspace'ing config files.) Has a slash at the end for "historical"
* reasons.
*/
extern const char frr_sysconfdir[];

/* runstatedir is *ephemeral* across reboots. It may either be a ramdisk,
* or be wiped during boot. Use only for pid files, sockets, and the like,
* not state. Commonly /run/frr or /var/run/frr.
* Will include "pathspace" (namespace) suffix from -N.
*/
extern char frr_runstatedir[256];

/* libstatedir is *persistent*. It's the place to put state like sequence
* numbers or databases. Commonly /var/lib/frr.
* Will include "pathspace" (namespace) suffix from -N.
*/
extern char frr_libstatedir[256];

/* moduledir is something along the lines of /usr/lib/frr/modules or
* /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/frr/modules. It is not guaranteed to be a
* subdirectory of the directory that the daemon binaries reside in. (e.g.
* the "x86_64-linux-gnu" component will be absent from daemon paths.)
*/
extern const char frr_moduledir[];

/* scriptdir is for Lua scripts, generally ${frr_sysconfdir}/scripts */
extern const char frr_scriptdir[];

extern char frr_protoname[];
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