Because conf.d is where most people look first. And the comment at the top
of the README file says conf.d/README too.
# TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR
# PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
+DOC_FILES= \
+ README
+
CONF_FILES = \
- README \
10-autohint.conf \
10-no-sub-pixel.conf \
10-sub-pixel-bgr.conf \
80-delicious.conf \
90-synthetic.conf
-EXTRA_DIST = $(CONF_FILES)
+EXTRA_DIST = $(CONF_FILES) $(DOC_FILES)
configdir=$(CONFDIR)
confavaildir=$(configdir)/conf.avail
confddir=$(configdir)/conf.d
confavail_DATA=$(CONF_FILES)
+confd_DATA=$(DOC_FILES)
install-data-local:
mkdir -p ${DESTDIR}${confddir}