commit: 1e4a104c8d340c46994d19616753978b16e71812 Author: Michał Górny <mgorny <AT> gentoo <DOT> org> AuthorDate: Sun Jun 21 07:53:53 2020 +0000 Commit: Ulrich Müller <ulm <AT> gentoo <DOT> org> CommitDate: Sat Jun 27 09:13:51 2020 +0000 URL: https://gitweb.gentoo.org/proj/devmanual.git/commit/?id=1e4a104c
general-concepts/filesystem: Correct description for /opt Signed-off-by: Michał Górny <mgorny <AT> gentoo.org> Signed-off-by: Ulrich Müller <ulm <AT> gentoo.org> general-concepts/filesystem/text.xml | 7 ++++--- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/general-concepts/filesystem/text.xml b/general-concepts/filesystem/text.xml index 2163bf3..e76cdcc 100644 --- a/general-concepts/filesystem/text.xml +++ b/general-concepts/filesystem/text.xml @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ The basic filesystem layout and purpose is as follows: <li><c>/bin</c>: Boot-critical applications</li> <li><c>/etc</c>: System administrator controlled configuration files</li> <li><c>/lib</c>: Boot-critical libraries</li> - <li><c>/opt</c>: Binary-only applications.</li> + <li><c>/opt</c>: Non-standard layout applications</li> <li><c>/sbin</c>: System administrator boot-critical applications</li> <li><c>/tmp</c>: Temporary data</li> <li><c>/usr</c>: General applications @@ -45,8 +45,9 @@ Any binary which links against a library under <c>/usr</c> must itself go into </p> <p> -The <c>/opt</c> top-level should only be used for binary-only applications. -Binary-only applications must not be installed outside of <c>/opt</c>. +The <c>/opt</c> top-level should only be used for applications that +do not conform to the standard filesystem layout. This particularly includes +prebuilt software packages that expect being installed in a single directory. </p> <p>
