On Wed, Apr 12, 2006 at 01:48:59PM -0400, Felipe Sateler wrote: > Justin Pryzby wrote: > > The accepted practice is to have a symlink in /usr (or wherever) which > > points to the relevant path in /etc. That way, the program doesn't > > have to be hacked, if thats complicated, and users can edit whichever > > path they want (assuming their editor doesn't break the link). > But the symlink would be located at /usr/local, which can't be written by > packages. You're allowed to create empty directories in /usr/local/*/, but that is all (9.1.2.). Users should know or be able to figure out that the configuration files which a package, by default, installs to /usr/local/ might be in /usr/ instead, otherwise every package would need a README.Debian that documented this :)
> > This is even mentioned in policy. > Where is that mentioned? I can't find it. 10.7.2. Justin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
