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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    Re: Redhat kde package config
From:       Stephan Kulow <coolo () caldera ! de>
Date:       1999-08-31 15:47:45
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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?

Yes, you're wrong. There is nothing like *large* packages, but something
like distribution packages and 3rd party software. When the distribution
sees KDE as part of their distribution, it has to be placed below /usr

Greetings, Stephan

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