>>>>> On Mon, 18 Jan 2010, Sebastian Pipping wrote: > isn't a package tree somehow having "system-wide implications"? > i'm not really sure about /var/db - doesn't seem to be in FHS. > is a package tree a database?
This depends on your definition of "database". At least some parts of the tree (like the files/ dirs) at not very database-like. > current ranking through my eyes: > 1) /var/layman con: adds folder to /var, maybe should not > 2) /var/db/layman con: you tell me > 3) /var/lib/layman con: not really /var/lib-style data I still think that it should be close to the portage tree, therefore in /usr. But if you go for /var then take /var/layman. Ulrich
