On 05/11/2015 04:08 AM, Ben Finney wrote: > "Paul R. Tagliamonte" <[email protected]> writes: > >> That or symlink them in from /usr/share ;) > > Yes, that works too (and I've done it in my packages): > > Use ‘dh_install’ to install the non-program files to the correct > location under ‘/usr/share/foopackage/’, and then create symlinks in the > program directories where the program is looking. > > The non-program files are in the right location, the program can > continue to be ignorant of the filesystem layout, and you didn't have to > patch any code.
there are some discussions on the distutils SIG where to move certain types of files. It would be nice if somebody with a distro point of view could look at these discussions and engage. Matthias -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: https://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
