Re: [Java-gnome-developer] naming and distribution issues

[R. A. R. D. <riv...@ya...>]

--- Mark Howard <mh...@ca...> wrote:
> Hello,
>   Thanks for trying java-gnome. Hoe you like it.
> 
> On Sat, Nov 15, 2003 at 02:24:30AM -0800, R. A. Rivas Diaz wrote:
> > 1. path of the files installed.
> > Currently the libs are generated in /usr/local/lib. Why it's not
> > installed in /usr/lib? 
> /usr/lib is for files installed by the distribution you are using.
> /usr/local is for things you installed separately. It is part of the
> FHS, I think.
> In Debian java policy, java-gnome libs are placed in /usr/lib/jni/
> 
I don't like this libraries be treated as "diferent" things. I really
prefer them to be on the same folder as the others, but obviously thats
only my preference. I can live with that if this folder is searched by
default.

> > Also the jars are installed in /usr/local/share/java-gnome. I don't
> > know any standard folder for jars, but gcj installs it's jar in
> > /usr/share/java. Maybe it's a more logical path.
> Again, I think the chosen directory is the best. 
> 
My point for proposing a centralized folder, is that this jars are like
system libraries, not jars usable for only one application. If they
where only used for a "java-gnome" application, for me is logical that
place.
Maybe is OK to put them on a specific place while there is no standard,
but I think that "system" jars should be on a unique folder, like libs
are on a unique folder.
Maybe I should propose /usr/jar or /usr/local/jar instead of
/usr/lib/java.

>  
> > 3. distribution format
> > I think having rpms and other distribution formats, basically for
> > binary distribution, can help finding testers. For example, when I
> see
> Java-gnome is available in the main Debian distribution. rpms are
> available and will be on the main java-gnome website (or at least
> linked
> from there) very soon.
> 
OK
And what about the names for the libraries?

rivas


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