7 files changed, 36 insertions, 9 deletions

diff --git a/etc/allow-common-devel.inc b/etc/allow-common-devel.inc
index 1d794462c..63174eda6 100644
--- a/etc/allow-common-devel.inc
+++ b/etc/allow-common-devel.inc
@@ -1,17 +1,21 @@
-# Rust
-noblacklist ${HOME}/.cargo/config
-noblacklist ${HOME}/.cargo/registry
+# This file is overwritten during software install.
+# Persistent customizations should go in a .local file.
+include allow-common-devel.local
 
 # Git
 noblacklist ${HOME}/.config/git
 noblacklist ${HOME}/.gitconfig
 noblacklist ${HOME}/.git-credentials
 
+# Java
+noblacklist ${HOME}/.gradle
+noblacklist ${HOME}/.java
+
 # Python
 noblacklist ${HOME}/.python-history
 noblacklist ${HOME}/.python_history
 noblacklist ${HOME}/.pythonhist
 
-# Java
-noblacklist ${HOME}/.gradle
-noblacklist ${HOME}/.java
+# Rust
+noblacklist ${HOME}/.cargo/config
+noblacklist ${HOME}/.cargo/registry
diff --git a/etc/allow-java.inc b/etc/allow-java.inc
index 5204d2dea..24d18fb77 100644
--- a/etc/allow-java.inc
+++ b/etc/allow-java.inc
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
-noblacklist ${HOME}/.java
+# This file is overwritten during software install.
+# Persistent customizations should go in a .local file.
+include allow-java.local
 
+noblacklist ${HOME}/.java
 noblacklist ${PATH}/java
-noblacklist /usr/lib/java
 noblacklist /etc/java
+noblacklist /usr/lib/java
 noblacklist /usr/share/java
diff --git a/etc/allow-lua.inc b/etc/allow-lua.inc
index 51d76f9b1..fbdee22ee 100644
--- a/etc/allow-lua.inc
+++ b/etc/allow-lua.inc
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+# This file is overwritten during software install.
+# Persistent customizations should go in a .local file.
+include allow-lua.local
+
 noblacklist ${PATH}/lua*
 noblacklist /usr/include/lua*
 noblacklist /usr/lib/lua
diff --git a/etc/allow-perl.inc b/etc/allow-perl.inc
index d37328936..f44e1e3cc 100644
--- a/etc/allow-perl.inc
+++ b/etc/allow-perl.inc
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
-noblacklist ${PATH}/cpan*
+# This file is overwritten during software install.
+# Persistent customizations should go in a .local file.
+include allow-perl.local
+
 noblacklist ${PATH}/core_perl
+noblacklist ${PATH}/cpan*
 noblacklist ${PATH}/perl
 noblacklist ${PATH}/site_perl
 noblacklist ${PATH}/vendor_perl
diff --git a/etc/allow-python2.inc b/etc/allow-python2.inc
index 8ea61648b..b0525e2e1 100644
--- a/etc/allow-python2.inc
+++ b/etc/allow-python2.inc
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+# This file is overwritten during software install.
+# Persistent customizations should go in a .local file.
+include allow-python2.local
+
 noblacklist ${PATH}/python2*
 noblacklist /usr/include/python2*
 noblacklist /usr/lib/python2*
diff --git a/etc/allow-python3.inc b/etc/allow-python3.inc
index 4f7c76d0a..d968886b0 100644
--- a/etc/allow-python3.inc
+++ b/etc/allow-python3.inc
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+# This file is overwritten during software install.
+# Persistent customizations should go in a .local file.
+include allow-python3.local
+
 noblacklist ${PATH}/python3*
 noblacklist /usr/include/python3*
 noblacklist /usr/lib/python3*
diff --git a/etc/allow-ruby.inc b/etc/allow-ruby.inc
index 3165a981a..a8c701219 100644
--- a/etc/allow-ruby.inc
+++ b/etc/allow-ruby.inc
@@ -1,2 +1,6 @@
+# This file is overwritten during software install.
+# Persistent customizations should go in a .local file.
+include allow-ruby.local
+
 noblacklist ${PATH}/ruby
 noblacklist /usr/lib/ruby