Thomas Bushnell BSG <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Martin Dickopp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >>> It seems that Red Hat has a lot of programs under /usr/libexec that are >>> under /usr/lib in Debian. One example is /usr/lib/postfix >>> vs /usr/libexec/postfix. >>> >>> It seems to me that /usr/libexec is a better name for such things, >> >> I disagree. Why is it important to distinguish between shared libraries >> and internal binaries (i.e. programs not supposed to be called directly >> by a user)? > > lib is the place where ld searches for libraries. Linking is not > speedy, and a non-trivial amount of the time is spent slogging through > /usr/lib looking for the libraries wanted.
Is this an issue even with modern filesystems (like ext3 with the dir_index feature turned on) for which the kernel can find a directory entry faster than in O(n) time? Martin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
