Re: FHS?

In article <1530000.1053996683@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
James Ralston  <qralston+ml.inn-workers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>Is there any interest in trying to make it possible to build and
>install INN using paths which comply with the Linux Filesystem
>Hierarchy Standard?
>It's not currently possible to do this.

It is, with a bit of care.

>If the answer is "we don't care about the FHS", then I suggest that
>the ISC should specifically ask Linux vendors to refrain from
>distributing pre-compiled INN packages with their distros.
>
>Because the FHS specifically prohibits OS vendors from producing
>packages which install in /usr/local, pre-compiled INN packages from
>Linux vendors are generally a confusing blend between a pure FHS
>installation and INN's "just install everything under a common
>subdirectory" method.

Check out the Debian packaged INN. It has been fully FHS compliant
since basically forever. It isn't very hard to do either. Perhaps
this is more of an RPM problem than anything else ;)

Mike.
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