modtool: use prefix path for modtool instead of prefs (backport to maint-3.8) #4394
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When a prefix gets installed, the [modtool] section in prefs hardcodes
the path to the templates in the newly installed prefix as a global path
for all modtools. This creates major problems when bouncing between
prefixes, especially when newmod changes between releases
Why not just use the prefix as the root of where to look for the
templates
(cherry picked from commit 8226275)
Signed-off-by: Jeff Long willcode4@gmail.com
Backport #3266
Old one we missed.