Vendor Spec

Problem

Vendors (distributors, administrators) might want to modify the specification. gsettings has a similar feature.

Constraints

There are many constraints in providing such a feature because it is possible to get an inconsistent or unusable specification.

Assumptions

Developers who elektrify their applications do care about good integration and being administer friendly.

Considered Alternatives

• implementing a new namespace that gets merged
• merge specification files during installation

Decision

As found out during implementation of specload, only a very limited subset can be modified safely, e.g.:

• add/edit/remove description, opt/help and comment

Rationale

• Elektra wants to reduce fragmentation, and vendor specific changes obviously is a severe kind of fragmentation
• providing vendor overrides/fallbacks might be an excuse to not provide or general override/fallback features

Implications

Provide means for a single specification to be very good integrated in every system.

Related Decisions

Notes