Guillaume Rousse wrote:
> On 2001.02.21 13:18:00 +0400 Rolf Veen wrote:
>
>>> So, what can we do for Tomcat ?
>>
>> I'm tired of trying to find files that belong to a package and that
>> 'make install' spreads all over the system. My proposal will break FHS
>> as it is now, in favor of a more package centric layout.
> Your're making a confusion here : make install is for using tarball, not
> package. My point is not to have Tomcat Makefile modified, just to know
> your opinion about usable location. For listing file content of any
> package, just use rpm -ql <package>.
> What you're proposing here (centralized layout) is definitely not Unix
> style, and will prevent some configuration, such as NFS read-only sharing
> of some directories, etc... Morevoer, the very same argument ("i'm tired of
> searching for files spreaded everywhere") can also be used about
> documentation, configuration, etc...
Sorry. I didn't made myself very clear. I know 'make install' is not for
Tomcat; I was just pointing to the fact that many packages place files
in different system directories: the Unix style you mentioned. I prefer
the other way, when possible: maintain files belonging to a package
together, when they are not common to other packages. By packages I mean
apps / modules / blocks of software, not just RPMs. It is my opinion
that in this way packages are easier to maintaing and upgrade, and the
system structure is easier to understand.
I prefer
/opt/tomcat/conf
/src
/doc
/log
/bin
/lib
over
/etc/tomcat/
/usr/src/tomcat
/usr/doc/tomcat
/var/tomcat/log or /var/log/tomcat
/usr/bin
/usr/lib or /var/lib
This is just an opinion. Sorry for the confusion.
Kind regards.
Rolf
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