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diff --git a/doc/p11-kit-notes.xml b/doc/p11-kit-notes.xml new file mode 100644 index 0000000..e030824 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/p11-kit-notes.xml @@ -0,0 +1,48 @@ +<?xml version="1.0"?> +<!DOCTYPE article PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.1.2//EN" "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.1.2/docbookx.dtd" [ +]> +<chapter xml:id="config"> + <title>Developer and Packager Notes</title> + + <section id="notes-paths"> + <title>Using pkg-config to determine paths</title> + + <para>Developers or packagers of PKCS#11 modules need to install various + files into specific locations so that p11-kit will recognize and load the + module correctly.</para> + + <para>You should use <literal>pkg-config</literal> as described below + to determine configuration paths. p11-kit installs a + <literal>pkg-config</literal> file called <literal>p11-kit-1.pc</literal>. + This file contains all the information about the various paths that p11-kit + looks for files at.</para> + + <section id="notes-paths-config"> + <title>Path to place module configuration</title> + + <para>As described in the <link linkend="config-module">module configuration</link> + documentation, each PKCS#11 module should install a config file describing + that module. These config files should be installed to a specific directory which + can be determined by running:</para> + + <programlisting> +$ <command>pkg-config p11-kit-1 --variable p11_system_config_modules</command> +/etc/pkcs11/modules</programlisting> + </section> + + <section id="notes-paths-modules"> + <title>Default path for modules with relative paths</title> + + <para>If a <link linkend="config-module">module configuration</link> + contains a relative path in its <literal>module:</literal> setting, + then that module will be loaded from the default module path. This + path can be determined by running:</para> + + <programlisting> +$ <command>pkg-config p11-kit-1 --variable p11_module_path</command> +/usr/lib64/pkcs11</programlisting> + </section> + + </section> + +</chapter> |