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On 01/18/10 01:38, Sebastian Pipping wrote: |
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> On 01/17/10 21:31, Thilo Bangert wrote: |
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>> /var/layman i dislike due to this sentence in the FHS: |
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>> "Applications must generally not add directories to the top level of |
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>> /var. Such directories should only be added if they have some system-wide |
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>> implication[...]" |
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> [..] |
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> current ranking through my eyes: |
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> 1) /var/layman con: adds folder to /var, maybe should not |
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> 2) /var/db/layman con: you tell me |
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> 3) /var/lib/layman con: not really /var/lib-style data |
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let me put the thoughts we collected so far to a decision. |
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looking at /var shows, that not many application really dared to have a |
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dedicated folder in /var directly: |
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# find /var -maxdepth 1 -type d |
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/var |
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/var/tmp |
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/var/lost+found |
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/var/www |
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/var/cache |
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/var/spool |
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/var/run |
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/var/lock |
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/var/db |
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/var/gdm <-- gnome-base/gdm |
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/var/lib |
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/var/empty <-- net-misc/openssh |
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/var/log |
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/var/state |
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after re-considering the requirements for /var/lib/layman the data in |
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there can be host-specific (and therefore is not host-independent in |
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general). i think it fits _well enough_ and to my impression it has |
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less potential of turning out wrong than non-FHS /var/db: |
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so /var/lib/layman is the new default. |
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expect related commits to layman soon. |
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sebastian |
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