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author | Javier Jardón <jjardon@gnome.org> | 2010-06-06 05:25:59 +0200 |
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committer | Javier Jardón <jjardon@gnome.org> | 2010-06-06 05:26:38 +0200 |
commit | a131beda54a15b071b6571b12f2f2ad8cb342c04 (patch) | |
tree | 70c2adfc6613e6576bfdd135c6a2d1c9d8cee19d | |
parent | e08c7b86c43f3eb8c230355be5fa92b504e3fff9 (diff) |
[docs] Improve the g_get_system_config_dirs() docs.
The retrieved list of directories is XDG_CONFIG_DIRS,
Also mention the retrieved directory on Windows: CSIDL_COMMON_APPDATA
-rw-r--r-- | glib/gutils.c | 12 |
1 files changed, 10 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/glib/gutils.c b/glib/gutils.c index 58ab9c970..4e7b00004 100644 --- a/glib/gutils.c +++ b/glib/gutils.c @@ -2819,8 +2819,16 @@ g_get_system_data_dirs (void) * * On UNIX platforms this is determined using the mechanisms described in * the <ulink url="http://www.freedesktop.org/Standards/basedir-spec"> - * XDG Base Directory Specification</ulink> - * + * XDG Base Directory Specification</ulink>. + * In this case the list of directories retrieved will be XDG_CONFIG_DIRS. + * + * On Windows is the directory that contains application data for all users. + * A typical path is C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data. + * This folder is used for application data that is not user specific. + * For example, an application can store a spell-check dictionary, a database + * of clip art, or a log file in the CSIDL_COMMON_APPDATA folder. + * This information will not roam and is available to anyone using the computer. + * * Return value: a %NULL-terminated array of strings owned by GLib that must * not be modified or freed. * Since: 2.6 |