/usr/games is non-FHS compliant. Read the FHS.
On 30 Jan 2001, at 13:14, Knie Dustin wrote:
> I see your point now! However, I still don't think
> that everything should have a default install dir or
> /usr. There are some apps that would, in my opinion go
> better in /usr/local/bin. From my experience, I have
> seen mostly system wide stuff like libraries, and that
> kind of stuff under /usr. As for other stuff, like
> netscape, abiword, and other stuff like that have gone
> in places like /opt or something like that, although
> abiword is under X11R6 dir. Either way, I think it
> is gonna require some kind of specification on the
> install standards for specific types of packages. I
> am not exactly sure what the current FHS and LFS (or
> what ever it is!) but, my proposal (likely to be
> modified!) is for stuff like games in /usr/games (for
> networked game stuff), library's /usr/lib, etc...
> network stuff shoudl go in /usr, but if it is simply
> system wide local stuff, /usr/local would be better.
> But then again, maybe not. Ill look into the
> standards and stuff, and give u guys some good ideas
> soon.
>
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> men...@li... > > Ive found that most
> programs install in /usr/bin. > I only have one program > in
> /usr/local/bin and that is Aol Instant Messenger. > I agree with
> the > xml. Its makes things simpler. > > > Well, since the packages
> will be for a standard > system install...most > > people excpect
> system wide binaries in /usr/bin. > /usr/bin is supposed > > to be for
> network wide programs, so during the > initial install all > >
> programs will use /usr/bin etc, but in the > mpkg.conf file, there
> will > > probably be a line similar to this: > > > >
> <pkg_root>/usr/local</pkg_root> > > > > So, that could change the
> package root from /usr > to /usr/local(but > > the config_root would
> be a different field, so > that would need to be > > changed). Oh
> yeah, and all mentalinux app config > file need to be in > > xml,
> because it keeps us from having to write the > parser(or rather, > >
> the error detection part) -- we need to find a > validating parser to
> > > parse them though(libxml is non-validating IIRC). > XML is nice
> because > > you just write a DTD, and the validating parser > makes
> sure the file > > follows the rules for XML, and your syntax, so you >
> have to do no > > error checking(except if you are using a >
> non-validating parser, which > > doesn't check your DTD). > > > > On
> 29 Jan 2001, at 11:07, Knie Dustin wrote: > > > > > since im at
> school, ill keep this short, ill > respond > > > more later! > > > >
> > > the only thing that really stuck out to me was > the > > > binary
> install stuff. personally, i feel that > we > > > should use
> /usr/local/bin instead of /usr/bin > > > > > > thats all for now! > >
> > > > > Dustin > > > > > > >
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