>> Currently I'm using /usr/local/lib/sane as the default directory for >> these files as they are binary objects. But as they are >> platform-independent, shouldn't be the default path for such files >> SANE_DATA_DIR "/sane" (by default "/usr/local/share/sane")? > >I think both places are ok but I would prefer /usr/local/share/sane. > >I suggest to create a subdirectory "firmware": >/usr/local/share/sane/firmware
How about a backend-specific subdirectory, e.g. /usr/local/share/sane/umax/ This will avoid potential name-clashes for the firmware files (or any other backend-specific files). What is the chance that two different backends will use identical firmware files? -matt m.
