[Gnue-dev] Re: Our packaging should be changed to comply with the Linux Standards Base

[Rouzer, Charles A \(Chuck\)]

   I agree in regards to Debian packages.

   I'm not sure if /usr/share would be used for packages only or also
non-packaged applications, which may be a considered.  Most SysVr4 OSs
provide /opt.  FreeBSD uses /usr/local for non-packaged applications in a
single dir.  Apache build defaults to /usr/local/apache on FreeBSD.

> I was looking in CVS at the documentation on static packaging.  It refers
> to installing in /usr/local.  According to the Linux Standards Base,
> packaged applications are to be installed in /usr/share.  Also (IIRC)
> according to the LSB, /usr/local is not to be used by external packages,
> only by the system administrator.  We should change our packaging
> accordingly and have GNUe install in /usr/share.
>
> BTW, the LSB applies only to GNU/Linux and does not apply to other *nix
> systems such as Solaris.
>
>
> Stan Klein