[gentoo-commits] proj/devmanual:master commit in: general-concepts/filesystem/

[Ulrich Müller]

commit:     1e4a104c8d340c46994d19616753978b16e71812
Author:     Michał Górny <mgorny <AT> gentoo <DOT> org>
AuthorDate: Sun Jun 21 07:53:53 2020 +0000
Commit:     Ulrich Müller <ulm <AT> gentoo <DOT> org>
CommitDate: Sat Jun 27 09:13:51 2020 +0000
URL:        https://gitweb.gentoo.org/proj/devmanual.git/commit/?id=1e4a104c

general-concepts/filesystem: Correct description for /opt

Signed-off-by: Michał Górny <mgorny <AT> gentoo.org>
Signed-off-by: Ulrich Müller <ulm <AT> gentoo.org>

 general-concepts/filesystem/text.xml | 7 ++++---
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/general-concepts/filesystem/text.xml b/general-concepts/filesystem/text.xml
index 2163bf3..e76cdcc 100644
--- a/general-concepts/filesystem/text.xml
+++ b/general-concepts/filesystem/text.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ The basic filesystem layout and purpose is as follows:
   <li><c>/bin</c>: Boot-critical applications</li>
   <li><c>/etc</c>: System administrator controlled configuration files</li>
   <li><c>/lib</c>: Boot-critical libraries</li>
-  <li><c>/opt</c>: Binary-only applications.</li>
+  <li><c>/opt</c>: Non-standard layout applications</li>
   <li><c>/sbin</c>: System administrator boot-critical applications</li>
   <li><c>/tmp</c>: Temporary data</li>
   <li><c>/usr</c>: General applications
@@ -45,8 +45,9 @@ Any binary which links against a library under <c>/usr</c> must itself go into
 </p>
 
 <p>
-The <c>/opt</c> top-level should only be used for binary-only applications.
-Binary-only applications must not be installed outside of <c>/opt</c>.
+The <c>/opt</c> top-level should only be used for applications that
+do not conform to the standard filesystem layout. This particularly includes
+prebuilt software packages that expect being installed in a single directory.
 </p>
 
 <p>