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Some questions, and my $0.02 ... |
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>>> I really do think this is what /opt was intended for. "Add-on" |
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>>> sounds |
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>>> to me like it's one of those purposefully open-ended words that you |
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>>> can |
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>>> interpret however you like. Actually, the whole section on /opt in |
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>>> the |
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>>> FHS reads that way ... |
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> But currently each distro does it how the maintainer like it (or |
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> interprets |
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> the FHS) -- Gentoo uses /usr/kde, SuSE /opt/kde, RedHat something |
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> else, and I |
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> think Debian throws all the stuff into /usr. To me this sounds like |
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> the FHS |
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> is flawed if it comes to stuff like this. Even the /usr/X11R6 |
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> directory is |
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> only there because it was always there though an alternative is |
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> missing, too. |
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So, I'm taking care of bringing a usable GNUstep system into portage. |
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(Anyone following this: I'm pretty much waiting for another stable |
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release of -gui, as to not litter portage with cvs-pull-and-tar |
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ebuilds, before uploading anything...). |
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GNUstep has classically been installed into /usr/GNUstep, which would |
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obviously violate the FHS. The thing is, imho, the FHS is for |
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UNIX/UNIX-like systems, while GNUstep just-so-happens to be a system |
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that can run on top of UNIX/UNIX-like systems (as well as Windows, OS |
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X, etc). All that is required is a "root" to place it's base, and any |
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other run-time created files can be bridged into the FHS as |
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appropriate. |
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The problem is, that quite like X11, the hierarchy under .../GNUstep |
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is different from the rest of the FHS recommended directories, |
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reflecting the fact that GNUstep is not UNIX. I'd happily use /opt, |
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but that seems rather non-Gentoo, atm. |
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I'll be following this thread, and will likely follow recommendations, |
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as applicable, that are made for qt or kde. Keep in mind that GNUstep |
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is "a whole other system" and not just a "set of libraries and |
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programs". Any specific recommendations about what I should do |
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concerning GNUstep would also be greatly appreciated. |
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Thanks for keeping this in mind, |
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__armando |
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