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[Richard Gilbert <address@concealed>]

On 20 Oct 2006 Olivier Salaün wrote:

>    For upgrade sake, you should never ever customize scenarios or
> templates in the bin/etc/ directory. Sympa has some search rules for
> all custumizeable elements. Scenario will be searched in the following
> order :
>
>       1. ~sympa/expl/mylist/scenari/send.x (if in a list context)
>       2. ~sympa/etc/family/listfamily/scenari/send.x (if the list 
> belong to a family)
>       3. ~sympa/etc/myrobot/scenari/send.x (if in a virtual robot 
> context)
>       4. ~sympa/etc/scenari/send.x (you should copy your send 
> scenario HERE)
>       5. ~sympa/bin/etc/scenari/send.x (read only directory)

I am trying to instantiate a test family called test_family which will 
use a send scenario called test.  Suspecting that 2. above should read
~sympa/etc/families/listfamily/scenari/send.x, I created
~sympa/etc/families/test_family/scenari/send.test, but also (by creating
a symbolic link from family->families)
~sympa/etc/family/test_family/scenari/send.test.  Either way I get
"Unable to open scenario file send.test" when I try to instantiate the
family.

I have looked in the code (5.3.4) but I can't see where the list 
family's scenari directory is searched.  _load_scenario_file appears to 
only look in 1, 3, 4 & 5.  In view of what Olivier said above and what 
it says in the documentation about families providing a way of 
customizing scenari, I am sure I must be missing something, but where 
should I put send.test if I want it to be just for use by the family?

Thank you in anticipation.

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Richard Gilbert
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