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1.3. Terms used in this document

There are several terms and paths used in this document as place holders for
configurable values. Those terms are described here.

 1. WINECONFDIR
   
    WINECONFDIR is the user's Wine configuration directory. This is almost
    always ~/.wine, but can be overridden by the user by setting the
    WINECONFDIR environment variable.
   
 2. PREFIX
   
    PREFIX is the prefix used when selecting an installation target. The
    current default is /usr. This results in binary installation into /usr/bin,
    library installation into /usr/wine/lib, and so forth. This value can be
    overridden by the packager. In fact, FHS 2.1 specifications suggest that a
    better prefix is /opt/wine. Ideally, a packager would also allow the
    installer to override this value.
   
 3. ETCDIR
   
    ETCDIR is the prefix that Wine uses to find the global configuration
    directory. This can be changed by the configure option sysconfdir. The
    current default is /etc.
   
 4. WINDOWSDIR
   
    WINDOWSDIR is an important concept to Wine. This directory specifies what
    directory corresponds to the root Windows directory (e.g. C:\WINDOWS).
   
    This directory is specified by the user, in the user's configuration file.
   
    Generally speaking, this directory is either set to point at an empty
    directory, or it is set to point at a Windows partition that has been
    mounted through the vfat driver.
   
    It is extremely important that the packager understand the importance of
    WINDOWSDIR and convey this information and choice to the end user.
   
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