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Fabio Rossi <rossi.f@××××××.it> posted |
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200812310112.24019.rossi.f@××××××.it, excerpted below, on Wed, 31 Dec |
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2008 01:12:23 +0100: |
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> I'm proposing to reorganize the files related to Gentoo inside /var/lib. |
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> Currently we have this situation (at least on my system): |
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> /var/lib/eselect |
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> /var/lib/gentoo/enews |
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> /var/lib/herdstat/ |
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> /var/lib/module-rebuild |
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> /var/lib/portage |
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> The main dir should be something like /var/lib/gentoo [...] |
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Except that... in theory, some or all of those apps could technically be |
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used on/for other distributions and platforms as well. |
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Few/none of the other apps, regardless of which distribution they started |
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on, are in directories based on distribution name, I don't believe it |
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fits FHS (as genone pointed out), and while there may be reasons to break |
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standards on occasion, they need to be pretty good to justify the hassle |
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and confusion, and frankly, I just don't see this as being that good. |
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Portage is certainly a candidate for other distributions/platforms, and |
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eselect and genkernel (I guess that's what owns module-rebuild?) could be |
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as well, particularly on Gentoo based distributions. |
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Herdstat doesn't appear to be in the Gentoo tree any longer, so that can |
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be eliminated from the list. |
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Even the one that's currently under gentoo, enews, arguably doesn't |
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belong there, since I see files from other overlays there, and some |
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overlays are independent and may be in fact ultimately targeted primarily |
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at distributions other than Gentoo. |
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-- |
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Duncan - List replies preferred. No HTML msgs. |
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"Every nonfree program has a lord, a master -- |
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and if you use the program, he is your master." Richard Stallman |
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