in reply to Development config files

I ran into a situation with Catalyst a few weeks ago. It reads a local config file if one is found. It has a different name. I don't put that file into the installer, but it holds different settings for the development environment.

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Re^2: Development config files
by willymacoy (Acolyte) on May 15, 2011 at 09:17 UTC

    Thanks John

    How did you "I don't put that file into the installer"?

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      I listed it in the MANIFEST.SKIP file.

      I actually got a little more complex since I may want to have "testing" settings on the test server. So I saved the file under a different name, which is in the manifest and is totally ignored by the app. To turn it on in developent, I made a symbolic link as the APP_local.conf file the app looks for. In a different environment (some test server) I can rename it to enable the testing settings.

      The app is written so the stuff in APP_local.conf overrides what's in APP.conf, if such a file is found. You might search for the discussion from a few weeks (or months?) ago.

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