diff --git a/tmkproject.rst b/tmkproject.rst index 873d44e..5984926 100644 --- a/tmkproject.rst +++ b/tmkproject.rst @@ -72,13 +72,24 @@ projects. Old BSD type ``make`` utilities will not work. -BRANDING --------- +BRANDING & CUSTOMIZATION +------------------------ -Before using ``mkproject``, you have to customize it with your -site-specific information. You do this by editing the -``.mkprojectrc`` file. This branding information is then passed on to -every project you create thereafter. + +Each time you run ``mkproject.sh``, it looks in its own directory for +a file called ``.mkprojectrc``. This file contains site-specific +items you may wish to customize. These are things like the vendor +name, program author's name, the editor to use, and so on. The +information found in this file is applied to each new project you +create. + +Each user can also maintain their own copy of the ``.mkprojectrc`` +file. By default, after ``mkproject.sh`` reads the "master" copy in +its own directory, it looks for a copy in the user's home directory. +That way, each user can override the site-wide defaults to suit +themselves. You can change where ``mkproject.sh`` looks for the +user's copy by changing the ``USERCONFIGDIR`` variable in the master +copy of ``.mkprojectrc``. CREATING A NEW PROJECT @@ -222,7 +233,7 @@ :: - $Id: tmkproject.rst,v 1.108 2012/06/02 05:09:25 tundra Exp $ + $Id: tmkproject.rst,v 1.109 2012/06/02 18:12:42 tundra Exp $ You can find the latest version of this program at: