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On Sun, 18 Oct 2015 22:58:31 +0200 |
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Ulrich Mueller <ulm@g.o> wrote: |
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> Following up to this. I think the choice is between the two extremes |
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> of keeping the status quo and of changing all non-FHS locations, or |
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> some intermediate solution. |
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> 1. Keep status quo: |
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> /usr/games/bin games binaries |
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> /usr/games/lib* games libraries |
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> /usr/share/games static games data |
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> /etc/games games configuration |
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> /var/games variable game data |
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> /var/log/games games logs |
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This is no longer 'status quo', rather 'past status quo' which is |
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slowly removed in favor of whatever upstream uses. |
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> 2. Change all locations that are not conforming to FHS 3.0: |
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> /usr/bin games binaries |
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> Rationale: The FHS has /usr/games as an optional directory for |
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> binaries, but we cannot use it because it is blocked by the current |
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> directory layout with /usr/games/{bin,lib*}. |
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> /usr/lib* games libraries |
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> /usr/share static games data |
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> Rationale: The FHS also allows an optional /usr/share/games but its |
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> description says "Static data files for /usr/games". So if the |
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> binaries are installed in /usr/bin then (as I read it) the data |
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> should go to /usr/share (i.e., to /usr/share/${PN} really). |
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I'd say we shouldn't take FHS this strongly, and use whatever upstream |
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uses. If upstream uses /usr/share/games, so be it. If it |
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uses /usr/share directly, so be it. Otherwise, we end up patching stuff |
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and unnecessary patching is no fun at all. I still remember how much |
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code I had to patch to make random games comply to 'gentoo' locations. |
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> /etc games configuration |
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> /var/games variable game data |
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> Rationale: FHS section 5.7.: "Any variable data relating to games |
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> in /usr should be placed here." |
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> This could also be used for logs previously placed in |
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> /var/log/games, when for some reason they cannot got to /var/log |
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> (but AFAICS it would affect only two packages in the tree). |
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Best regards, |
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Michał Górny |
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<http://dev.gentoo.org/~mgorny/> |
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