Hallo!

Then why we went to maemo-optify path instead of modifying Debian build tools?
  I know it was a huge thread about optification, I didn't dare to read it.
  Neither want to start it again :)


Location of application files is not only defined by the packaging mechanism. Part of the locations are defined by the software at buildtime (partly configure options), some may be hardcoded. In general one cannot be sure that after apckaging moves around files the application can find all of its files.

Optification was a very late "feature" and getting software to run on the device quickly was a goal while SDK or device modification were not possible in that short time frame. So a solution was created that may not require the active support of the developer, by mobinf files and at the same time creating links from the old to the new location hiding the movement from the application.

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Gruß...
   Tim


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