On Sun, 27 Jun 1999 20:04:19 +0200, you wrote:
>Marc Haber schrieb am Sonntag, den 27. Juni 1999:
>> /var/state isn't in the fsstnd, yet it exists on Debian slink. Is
>> there a text available that states what belongs into /var/state vs.
>> /var/lib ("application state information")?
>
>/var/state was introduced in FHS 2.0:<snip> >But FHS 2.1-pre-02 stepped back and places all the files, which 2.0 >placed in /var/state, in /var/lib again. :-( >So I fear, that we have to change the packages using /var/state again >to use /var/lib. :-( >PS: I personally prefer /var/state, but that's a different question. I couldn't agree more. Having information that is clearly non-library in a lib subdirectory is ugly and misleading. Where am I to put configuration information that is invalidated by a system boot? A RAM disk would be fine, but that would be overkill. Greetings Marc -- -------------------------------------- !! No courtesy copies, please !! ----- Marc Haber | " Questions are the | Mailadresse im Header Karlsruhe, Germany | Beginning of Wisdom " | Fon: *49 721 966 32 15 Nordisch by Nature | Lt. Worf, TNG "Rightful Heir" | Fax: *49 721 966 31 29
