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Subject: Re: Redhat kde package config
From: Andreas Pour <pour () mieterra ! com>
Date: 1999-08-31 14:59:35
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nbecker@fred.net wrote:
> >>>>> "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?
Well, not quite :-). According to FHS (http://www.pathname.com/fhs/2.0/fhs-4.html),
the reference to "large" is as follows:
No large software packages should use a direct subdirectory under
the /usr hierarchy. An exception is made for the X Window System
because of considerable precedent and widely-accepted practice.
Regards,
Andreas Pour
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