- //!< the location where the log files for the system are stored.
- /*!< this is always considered to be a directory under the local folder.
- the make_logfile_name() function (see below) can be used to create a
- properly formed filename for logging. */
+ //!< the tag used for finding our logging path in the paths config file.
+
+ static const basis::astring &DEFAULT_VIRTUAL_UNIX_ROOT();
+ //!< default value if we don't find our setting for virtual root.
+ /*!< this is bound to fail on many occasions if it's actually used on
+ windoze for the default, but if we don't have good information ready,
+ we can't just intuit the virtual unix root; we are not kreskin. the
+ virtual unix environment could be MSYS, Cygwin, or others. Currently,
+ if Cygwin is used during the build process, then the default should
+ never be needed. support for other systems will be added as time
+ permits and users clamor for them. */