On Tue, Apr 21, 2009 at 1:27 PM, Kari Pahula <[email protected]> wrote: > On Tue, Apr 21, 2009 at 09:29:08AM +0000, Joachim Breitner wrote: >> > Also, I'd like to move packages.conf to /var/lib/ghc-$version/ in the >> > next version. IMHO, it's more of a /var than a /usr thing. >> >> Why should it be /var? These files are not supposed to be modified, >> right? I???d expect them to be in /usr, just as the .haddock files are >> now. > > They are modified. Something like "ghc-pkg hide foo" does that and > it's a perfectly reasonable thing for a root to do. Not to mention > the main packages.conf file if users want to run "ghc-pkg register" as > root. > > I think it's pretty much analogous to dpkg's usage of /var/lib.
(Possibly stupid question) Why /var/lib instead of /etc? /M -- Magnus Therning (OpenPGP: 0xAB4DFBA4) magnus＠therning．org Jabber: magnus＠therning．org http://therning.org/magnus identi.ca|twitter: magthe -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
