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		tester756 on June 25, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Everything that uses configuration files should re... Also, I do believe that programs should be capable of self-configuration like if you need LLVM and didnt manage to find it under "app_folder/llvm" then let's go find it somewhere on the disk(s) and ask user if he wants to use it

hughesjj on June 25, 2023 [–]

System environment variables/system registry sounds like the best way to do that from a pragmatic perspective

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