On Fri, 28 Feb 2025 at 16:17:47 +0000, [email protected] wrote:
The current policy states: "If /etc/staff-group-for-usr-local does not
exist, /usr/local and all subdirectories created by packages should have
permissions 0755 and be owned by root:root"
This wording specifically addresses /usr/local and does not mention
/var/local, which serves a related purpose.
Specifically, the FHS describes /var/local as the place to put state for
programs in /usr/local, similar to the relationship between /var and /usr.
For completeness: the FHS also describes /etc/local (as a place to put
the configuration of /usr/local programs), although base-files
doesn't provide that, and as far as I know it isn't widely-adopted.
smcv
