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Re: [Mentalunix-developers] Re: Mentalunix-developers digest, Vol 1 #72 - 1 msg
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From: Clinton E. <men...@cr...> - 2001-01-31 01:04:46
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/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. > > > --- > men...@li... > wrote: > > Send Mentalunix-developers mailing list submissions > > to > > men...@li... > > > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, > > visit > > > > > http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/mentalunix-developers > > or, via email, send a message with subject or body > 'help' to > > men...@li... > > You can reach > the person managing the list at > > men...@li... > > When replying, > please edit your Subject line so it > is more specific > than "Re: > Contents of Mentalunix-developers > digest..." > > > ---- METNALUNIX > DEVELOPER'S MAILING LIST DIGEST > ------ > > Today's Topics: > > 1. > Re: Mpkg specs stuff (The_Micea) > > --__--__-- > > Message: 1 > From: > "The_Micea" <las...@ad...> > To: > <men...@li...> > Subject: Re: > [Mentalunix-developers] Mpkg specs > stuff > Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2001 > 09:36:35 -0500 > Reply-To: > > 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 > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > > Do You > Yahoo!? > > > Yahoo! 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