David Douthitt wrote: > > On 2/7/02 at 7:32 PM, Michael D. Schleif <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Is there some kind of standard whereby, when building a new LEAF > > package, we know *where* particular files belong? > > The trouble is, there's no true standard at all. I administrate 4 or > 5 varieties of UNIX at work; they have binaries in: > > /bin > /sbin > /usr/bin > /usr/sbin > /usr/local/bin > /usr/contrib/bin > /opt/<pkg>/ > /etc > > ...and they have configurations in: > > /etc/<pkg>/ > /etc/ > /etc/sysconfig/ > /etc/rc.config.d/ > > Not to belabor the point - but these UNIXes have their kernels in: > > / > /stand > /boot > > ...see?
Yes -- been there done that. However, is that any excuse for us to be lackluster and careless?!?! > I try to stick to putting things in /usr, and configs in /etc unless > there are tons, in which case I put things in /etc/<pkg>/ If we cannot standardize, while dealing with a small, embeddable platform, what hope is there for the rest of the world? Of course, as I'm finding with net-snmp, it is not always easy -- possible? -- to put files wheresoever we like ;< -- Best Regards, mds mds resource 888.250.3987 Dare to fix things before they break . . . Our capacity for understanding is inversely proportional to how much we think we know. The more I know, the more I know I don't know . . . _______________________________________________ Leaf-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/leaf-devel
