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From: Mike Frysinger <vapier@g.o>
To: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] /usr/libexec dead ?
Date: Wed, 23 Jun 2004 11:46:16
Message-Id: 200406230746.13421.vapier@gentoo.org
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-dev] /usr/libexec dead ? by Drake Wyrm
1 On Wednesday 23 June 2004 02:34 am, Drake Wyrm wrote:
2 > I would have to agree that /usr/lib/misc would be better than
3 > /usr/libexec, but labeling anything "misc" always feels like a cop-out
4 > to me. Then again, /usr/lib/misc would be the logical compliment to
5 > /var/lib/misc and /usr/share/misc.
6
7 assuming people dont have a problem i guess i could write up a "Gentoo
8 filesystem policy" with this kind of info in it ...
9
10 > Looking in my own /usr/libexec, though, it seems like everything there
11 > already has a better place somewhere else. Some could go in /usr/bin or
12 > /usr/sbin (e.g. mozilla-launcher). Some really should be in /usr/lib
13 > (e.g. libattr.a and libattr.la). Some could find a home in a specific
14 > subdirectory of /usr/lib (e.g. gnome-applets).
15
16 the mozilla-launcher is supposed to be there ... it gets executed by the
17 version in /usr/bin :)
18 as for the others, i dont know ... but i like filing bugs ;)
19 -mike
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