Re: [Linuxcoe-devel] Update on packaging

[Bryan G. <Bry...@HP...>]

Bruno,

On Tue, Oct 16, 2007 at 12:18:51PM +0000, Cornec, Bruno (Linux Consultant) wrote:
> Bruno Cornec said on Mon, Oct 15, 2007 at 05:56:43PM +0200:
> 
> > >From a quick look at the sources of today, I remarked that:
> >
> > ./docs/configure.ac:AC_INIT([linuxcoe-sysdes-docs],[4.1],[bry...@hp...])
> > ./SystemDesigner/configure.ac:AC_INIT([linuxcoe-sysdes],[4.1],[bry...@hp...])
> 
> 
> Looking back at the thread with Louis this morning, I'm looking where
> the truth is (if we can find any ;-)
> 
> Should we use for packages:
> 
> linuxcoe-sd-base and linuxcoe-sd-docs (I now use this one) or
> linuxcoe-sysdes and linuxcoe-sysdes-docs

I can go either way with this, except "sd" is rather short and non-descript,
so I'd like to propose

	linuxcoe-sysdes-common
		(vs. -base, as that is more common, at least in .deb space)
	linuxcoe-sysdes-docs

Another proposal is to modify the distro overlays as:

	linuxcoe-sysdes-vend-<Distro>
		(instead of the "data*all" approach)

> Then once this is answered, then what subdirectory name should we use:
> /etc/systemdesigner or
> /etc/linuxcoe-sysdes or
> /etc/linuxcoe-sd-base or
> /etc/linuxcoe-sd or
> /etc/linuxcoe or
> (insert your favorite here ;-)

As you can already control that via packaging (and if you install from
tarballs you get the package, or your specified, standard), I'd say 
lets get the above naming standard done, and by default use those locations.

> I'll then derived as we need the same choice vor /var/log and /var/lib
> (What I won't do the make another subdir below with the verion name as
> fr packages this is useless because you can't have multiple instances)

Actually you can easily have multiple instances (and this is quite
useful right now since we are making the 4-4.1 transistion).  We do
it all the time as we move into production.  And this is almost trivial
with the next change that was implemented:

	FWIW, I have also introduced a new "webalias" variable in
	config.site that allows you to control the presentation part
	of the URL irregardless of packaging naming.  By default,
	you'll get "SystemDesigner" as the base of the URL.

bryang