asdf-vm/asdf

Support system level tool-version config file

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#846 opened on Jan 9, 2021

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Description

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe. When using asdf as a system-wide install (like #577), there isn't a simple way to set system tool versions.

Describe the solution you'd like I'd like to be able to use a system level versions file, e.g. /etc/tool-versions. So each user on my machine would have shared defaults. Like how git supports local, global and system level config, with system config being stored in /etc/gitconfig.

Describe workarounds you've considered Currently I can symlink a file to ~/.tool-versions for each existing user.

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Research direction
Look into the asdf source code to understand how .tool versions files are parsed and loaded. Then implement a fallback to read /etc/tool versions if a user level file is missing, respecting a system level override similar to Git's config hierarchy.
Tech stack
goshell
Domain
cli
Issue type
Feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
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Half day
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Active
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Clear
Prerequisites
Goasdf configuration
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60