+++ Jakub Wilk [2016-04-10 17:15 +0200]:
> * Wookey <[email protected]>, 2016-04-10, 15:49:
> >>nmh installs it's binaries (~20) into /usr/bin/nmh.
> 
> Actually it installs to /usr/bin/mh, ...
> 
> >>Now I try to do the same, and install mmh's binaries into /usr/bin/mmh,
> >>but Lintian complain about FHS violation. The only allowed subdir of
> >>/usr/bin is /usr/bin/mh.
> >
> >So nmh is not following FHS either.
> 
> ...which is permitted by FHS.

Right. I took what the OP said at face value, rather than checking up :-)
 
> >>Installing mmh into /usr/bin/mh would be impolite to `nmh', since `mh'
> >>is historical name, like `vi'.

So mmh should probably just use /usr/bin/mh as well? (and C+R+P). Any
reason why that wouldn't work?

Wookey
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