[bug #57072] macos brew-ed conf file (docs and use)

[ivo welch]

URL:
  <https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?57072>

                 Summary: macos brew-ed conf file (docs and use)
                 Project: findutils
            Submitted by: iaw4
            Submitted on: Thu 17 Oct 2019 05:57:10 PM UTC
                Category: updatedb
                Severity: 3 - Normal
              Item Group: Wrong result
                  Status: None
                 Privacy: Public
             Assigned to: None
         Originator Name: iaw4
        Originator Email: 
             Open/Closed: Open
         Discussion Lock: Any
                 Release: 4.6.0
           Fixed Release: None

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Details:


I am using the findutils are 4.6.0 from the current macos brew system.

I read the man page, but it is not clear where the conf file for `gupdatedb`
sits.  usually, it would be in `/usr/local/etc/`, presumably something like
`updatedb.conf` or `gupdatedb.conf`.  I created deliberately invalid conf
files, but they do not trigger an error.  can you please document in the man
page where the default configuration file sits?

ideally, `glocate -S -v` would describe more information, such as what the
arguments to `gupdatedb` were, too (and/or what the starting `updatedb.conf`
used was).

the reason why all this would be helpful is that `gupdatedb` does not seem to
index the `/Users` directories.  this makes it pretty useless for many use
cases.





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