Re: tcsh package
On Sat, 5 Oct 1996, Vadik V. Vygonets wrote:
> I'm the new maintainer of tcsh package *bow*. Well I have an idea:
>
> 1. To put tcsh binary in /bin (reason: there are people who use tcsh
> as roots and have remote /usr).
> 2. To make a symbolic link from /usr/bin to /bin/tcsh (reason:
> debian backward compatibility).
That's pretty reasonable. Be sure to make the link relative -
`../bin/tcsh', not `/bin/tcsh'.
> 3. To make a symbolic link from /usr/local/bin to /bin/tcsh (reason:
> compatibility with other Unices).
Absolutely not. That would be a violation of the FSSTND.
Another issue is that the FSSTND says that /bin/csh should be a
symbolic link to tcsh iff it's available. But since we have two csh
packages, tcsh and csh, we should use alternatives. So use
update-alternatives to make /bin/csh point to your tcsh. Read
programmer's manual 10 for more details.
Guy
--
TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to
debian-devel-REQUEST@lists.debian.org . Trouble? e-mail to Bruce@Pixar.com
Reply to: