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Re: [RFC] Change to subversion package: Move /usr/bin/* -> /usr/bin/subversion/* and add symlinks in /usr/bin
On Mon, Jul 12, 2004 at 12:02:59AM +0100, Max Bowsher wrote:
>Christopher Faylor wrote:
>> On Sun, Jul 11, 2004 at 12:18:23AM +0100, Max Bowsher wrote:
>>> Christopher Faylor wrote:
>>>> On Tue, Jul 06, 2004 at 02:08:55PM +0100, Max Bowsher wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> I propose to relocate all the above into a directory
>/usr/bin/subversion,
>>>>
>>>> Sorry, no. /usr/bin is a flat structure. It does not contain
>>>> subdirectories.
>>>
>>> What is the reason for this? I feel this specific case would be a
>>> sensible exception to the rule.
>>
>> Did you read the rest of this thread? Just mimic how other packages
>> on linux do it. There is no need to invent a new way of doing this
>> when there are already standard ways in existence.
>>
>> If you are using symlinks anyway, there is no reason why you need
>> to create a directory in /usr/bin.
>
>I did read the rest of the thread - I presume the /usr/lib suggestion is
>what you are referring to.
>
>My reluctance to do that is because the standard place to look for DLLs and
>programs on Cygwin is /usr/bin. I don't understand why, because they need to
>be in a subdirectory, they should transfer to the less obvious /usr/lib
>tree.
The FHS dictates no subdirectories in /usr/bin and I think it's a good
rule. Program specific subdirectories belong in /usr/lib.
>Also, there are no packages on linux doing this that I can compare
>with, as linux doesn't have to resort to workarounds to avoid a
>deficient runtime linker.
There are certainly a number of packages with symbolic links to
/usr/lib, however.
>I could put them in /usr/lib - but I would really like to understand why
>people don't want them in /usr/bin - so far the only reason that has been
>revealed to me is "linux doesn't do that", but as I have said, linux is
>never in this situation, so that's not a very satisfying reason.
Why didn't rpm just put its binaries in /usr/bin/rpm? Why didn't qt put
them in /usr/bin/qt? Regardless of the reason, they put their packages
in /usr/lib. So should you.
cgf