Daniel Quinlan wrote: > That works for me. > > Can you also check out the XFree86-related sections of FHS 2.0? I'd > like to update FHS 2.1 as a part of this. > > /etc/X11 - http://www.pathname.com/fhs/2.0/fhs-3.4.1.html > /usr/X11R6 - http://www.pathname.com/fhs/2.0/fhs-4.1.html > > FHS 2.0 also mentions /var/state/xdm.
for xdm stuff /etc/X11/xdm seems to be used by a couple distributions. I think it makes more sence to keep all the stuff in the same place (etc) rather than spread it out (var), (but what do I know, I am a little confuzed by the following: /var/run/:$ file runlevel.dir runlevel.dir: ASCII text /var/run/:$ more runlevel.dir /etc/rc.d/rc5.d Seems since inittab defines the defaut runlevel, and it's in /etc, and all the rc.d stuff is there, and the common place for the X11 configuration stuff seems to have drifted into /etc, what's still in /var is leftovers that never got moved, and maybe it should be moved over as well for good? Speaking of X and standards, runlevel 3 in Debian is xdm, but it's 5 in redhat, what's it in default XFree86? And that should probably be standardized(?) >From a "proper" standpoint, maybe it should all just be moved back to /var, BUT, I would personally argue that /etc is better, because /etc is config stuff that (usually) rarely get's edited. /var is where mail spools are, news spools, and all kinds of stuff that rewrites frequently. My _opinion_: So, to me, logic would say, /var and /tmp are some partitions that would fragment a lot, and for stability-scalability-efficency, that's where the frequently read/write/rewrite stuff should be, and the configuration stuff should be safely tucked away on it's own partition that won't see as much rewriting, and would be a little cleaner-safer. -- "Robert W. Current" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - email http://chem20.chem.und.nodak.edu - work stuff http://www.current.nu - personal web site http://freshmeat.net - editorial coordinator "Hey mister, turn it on, turn it up, and turn me loose." - Dwight Yoakam
