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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    Re: Redhat kde package config
From:       Richard Moore <rich () ipso-facto ! freeserve ! co ! uk>
Date:       1999-09-01 13:32:23
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Stephan Kulow wrote:
> 
> pbrown@redhat.com wrote:
> >
> > On Tue, 31 Aug 1999, Troy Engel wrote:
> >
> > > pbrown@redhat.com wrote:
> > > >
> > > > We will of course be making 1.(1.)2 packages available for Red Hat Linux
> > > > 6.0.
> > >
> > > I'm sure you're reading the other thread.  So, can you give us the
> > > outline Redhat plans on taking, so we can attempt to work together?  Any
> > > chance Redhat would defer to Duncan's rpm packages to stop a packaging
> > > fragment from happening?  He is indicating that the install-script is
> > > pretty beefy, so perhaps that piece of the puzzle could solve problems?
> > >
> >
> > Sure.
> >
> > 1. We intend to continue to maintain compatibility with the FHS, but will
> > be moving the includes out of /usr/include directly to /usr/include/kde,
> > and /usr/share directly to /usr/share/kde as allowed by the FHS, and as
> > Stephan Kulow's debian packages are doing.
> >
> > 2. I am perfectly willing to get together with Duncan and anyone else who
> > wants to make sure that things are compatible.  But I *cannot* violate Red
> > Hat policy, and one of those policies is to be FHS where at all possible.
> >
> > Stephan is currently (or was the last time I talked) using this
> > configuration:
> >
> > kde_htmldir=/usr/doc/kde/HTML \
> >         kde_appsdir=/usr/share/applnk \
> >         kde_icondir=/usr/share/icons \
> >         kde_sounddir=/usr/share/sounds \
> >         kde_datadir=/usr/share/apps \
> >         kde_locale=/usr/share/locale \
> >         kde_cgidir=/usr/lib/cgi-bin \
> >         kde_confdir=/etc/kde \
> >         kde_mimedir=/usr/share/mimelnk \
> >         kde_toolbardir=/usr/share/toolbar \
> >         kde_wallpaperdir=/usr/share/wallpapers \
> >         kde_bindir=/usr/bin \
> >         kde_partsdir=/usr/lib/parts
> >
> > This is probably what I will go with.  Discussion is welcome of course,
> > but this seems to be a compliant scheme that also works well.
> >
> I think, the htmldir has moved to /usr/share

That might be a problem if you try to share it between a big endian and little
endian machine. The images may get their bytes in a twist.

Rich.

> 
> Greetings, Stephan
> 
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