[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Marco d'Itri) writes:
> On Feb 18, Philippe Troin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > > But lacks a rationale. Which package uses this directory, and why?
> > For the same reasons that /opt/lib is in /etc/ld.so.conf.
> Not in my own.
Anyways, it might have been put there by some old version of the
debian installer or I've put it myself. It's not the point.
> > Should I elaborate?
> Definitely yes.
Let me quote FHS , section 3.8:
3.8 /opt : Add-on application software packages
/opt -- Add-on application software packages
+-<package> Static package objects
/opt is reserved for the installation of add-on application software
packages.
8< snip >8
The directories /opt/bin, /opt/doc, /opt/include, /opt/info, /opt/lib,
and /opt/man are reserved for local system administrator use. Packages
may provide "front-end" files intended to be placed in (by linking or
copying) these reserved directories by the local system administrator,
but shall function normally in the absence of these reserved
directories.
According to FHS, if /usr/lib/firmware is a legitimate place to put
firmware files, /opt/lib/firmware should also be one.
Anyways, adding /opt/lib/firmware to FIRMWARE_DIRS is minor and won't
break anything.
Phil.
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