From: Carsten Lohrke <carlo@gentoo.org>
To: gentoo-dev@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: any interest in removing /usr/qt and /usr/kde ?
Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2004 14:05:04 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <200409211405.09424.carlo@gentoo.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <pan.2004.09.21.10.47.48.152334@cox.net>
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On Tuesday 21 September 2004 12:47, Duncan wrote:
> IOW, the way I read it, /usr/kde-3.3 would be a violation, but
> /usr/kde/3.3 isn't, because it's already a level of indirection.
[..]
> Where's the FHS violation? I can't see it?
Yes Duncan, you're right about the KDE path. Didn't had in mind that kde/
itself is a level of indirection and x.y/ the real package directory. That's
o.k., if you read the FHS in a way that other than the mentioned directories
in /usr are allowed. If you see it from a strict standardization perspective,
this shouldn't be the case. If every distro adds directories life doesn't get
easier for people using more than one distro or having to switch to another.
Reliable paths ease writing and maintaining of all sorts of scripts, too.
This is my very reason to let kde were it is (for now), btw.. You undermine a
standard, if you expoit every gap you can find in it.
>However, as has already come up, given the large (both in size and in
>dependencies) tree that is KDE, I see nothing at all wrong with putting
>that dir itself (not the packages or slots in it) directly under /usr, nor
>can I see how it conflicts with the quoted rules above.
This is the amusing point. I don't really get the argument to
move /usr/kde(/x.y) elsewhere because of its size. The way it is now is the
most simple way to put the whole kde stuff on a extra partition, if you like
to.
Carsten
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Thread overview: 59+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2004-09-19 19:50 [gentoo-dev] any interest in removing /usr/qt and /usr/kde ? Thomas Weidner
2004-09-19 19:52 ` Ciaran McCreesh
2004-09-19 20:07 ` Mike Frysinger
2004-09-19 20:06 ` Dan Armak
2004-09-19 20:07 ` Joshua J. Berry
2004-09-19 20:13 ` Ciaran McCreesh
2004-09-19 20:16 ` Dan Armak
2004-09-19 20:26 ` Joshua J. Berry
2004-09-19 20:29 ` Ciaran McCreesh
2004-09-19 22:23 ` Joshua J. Berry
2004-09-20 8:41 ` Paul de Vrieze
2004-09-19 20:37 ` Dan Armak
2004-09-19 21:23 ` Malte S. Stretz
2004-09-19 23:38 ` Armando Di Cianno
2004-09-20 8:48 ` Paul de Vrieze
2004-09-20 9:47 ` Malte S. Stretz
2004-09-20 15:56 ` Armando Di Cianno
2004-09-20 19:52 ` Malte S. Stretz
2004-09-20 15:40 ` Dan Armak
2004-09-20 18:30 ` Paul de Vrieze
2004-09-20 19:45 ` Malte S. Stretz
2004-09-19 22:35 ` Joshua J. Berry
2004-09-20 4:10 ` Dan Armak
2004-09-20 4:27 ` Mike Frysinger
2004-09-20 4:47 ` Luke-Jr
2004-09-20 6:09 ` Joshua J. Berry
2004-09-20 9:05 ` Paul de Vrieze
2004-09-20 15:55 ` Sami Samhuri
2004-09-20 16:22 ` Carsten Lohrke
2004-09-20 16:36 ` Malte S. Stretz
2004-09-20 16:44 ` Dan Armak
2004-09-20 17:19 ` Malte S. Stretz
2004-09-20 17:36 ` Dan Armak
2004-09-20 22:58 ` foser
2004-09-20 17:42 ` Carsten Lohrke
2004-09-20 16:37 ` Dan Armak
2004-09-20 17:35 ` Carsten Lohrke
2004-09-20 18:52 ` Paul de Vrieze
2004-09-20 19:17 ` Carsten Lohrke
2004-09-21 10:47 ` [gentoo-dev] " Duncan
2004-09-21 11:02 ` Duncan
2004-09-21 12:05 ` Carsten Lohrke [this message]
2004-09-21 4:58 ` Joel Konkle-Parker
2004-09-21 9:49 ` Paul de Vrieze
2004-09-20 7:49 ` [gentoo-dev] " Simon Watson
2004-09-19 20:09 ` Paul de Vrieze
2004-09-28 2:51 ` [gentoo-dev] " John Croisant
2004-09-28 8:19 ` Paul de Vrieze
2004-09-28 9:24 ` Peter Ruskin
2004-09-28 9:37 ` Paul de Vrieze
2004-09-28 20:32 ` John Croisant
2004-09-29 9:07 ` Paul de Vrieze
2004-09-19 21:55 ` [gentoo-dev] " Luke-Jr
2004-09-19 23:06 ` [gentoo-dev] " Thomas Weidner
2004-09-20 0:03 ` Luke-Jr
2004-09-20 0:55 ` Ciaran McCreesh
2004-09-20 3:50 ` Luke-Jr
2004-09-21 5:10 ` Joel Konkle-Parker
2004-09-21 17:29 ` Helmar Wieland
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