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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    Re: Redhat kde package config
From:       nbecker () fred ! net
Date:       1999-08-31 14:57:00
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>>>>> "Stephan" == Stephan Kulow <coolo@caldera.de> writes:

    Stephan> nbecker@fred.net wrote:
    >> 
    >> I was really disappointed to find that RH6.0 built kde with
    >> --prefix=/usr.  Instead of organizing kde under /opt, everything is in
    >> /usr/bin, /usr/lib, etc.
    >> 
    >> Incidentally, this causes kde to add -I/usr/include, which is
    >> dangerous on platforms using gcc where gcc is not the native compiler.
    >> 
    >> In any case, has there been any discussion of this choice with the kde
    >> devel community?

    Stephan> Well - I do it the same. And as RH6.0's native compiler is gcc I don't
    Stephan> see the problem. And I can only hope that each distribution follows
    Stephan> the FHS soon as it makes my live so much easier :-)

I don't have a copy of FHS in front of me, but IIRC it calls for a
really *large* package, like kde, to not be dumped into /usr/....  Am
I wrong?

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