Pierre Habouzit <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Tue, May 20, 2008 at 10:59:05AM +0000, Ben Finney wrote: > > What makes you think 'foo.pyc' is /var material? > > Oh yes that seems obvious to me. In fact, I'd say it should be > /var/cache material because: > + it's not mandatory to have it, python works fine without .pyc, just > (way) slower (which makes it /something/*cache* material per se).
It "works fine without it" only in the sense that it has to re-generate it before the program can run. Much like any compiled form of a program. > + it can be regenerated any time when a python version change (so that > we can gain new optimizations in how bytecode is built e.g.) which > makes it rather /var material rather than /usr. This property still makes it change only when the packaging system upgrades or installs software. If it only changes at that time, it still seems more appropriate for /usr/ than /var/. -- \ "My mother was like a sister to me, only we didn't have sex | `\ quite so often." -- Emo Philips | _o__) | Ben Finney -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
