why introducing hidden directories in /etc

[Richard Shaw]

On Mon, Dec 5, 2011 at 9:16 AM, Omair Majid <omajid at redhat.com> wrote:
> For openjdk, I added this 'fix' to address bug 741821 [1]. You can look
> at the bug for details, but essentially this is just making explicit
> what the software was expecting (or using) all along.

I wonder if this could be solved by adding a "hidden" symbolic link to
a real directory in /etc?

Richard