Re: qmail-src (was RFC: New source packaging format)

[Juan Cespedes <cespedes@debian.org>]

On Mon, 27 Oct 1997, Philip Hands wrote:

> > and don't forget to rename /var/qmail/bin
> > as /usr/lib/qmail
> 
> These are split between /usr/bin/ and /usr/sbin/

	I think he meant renaming `/var/qmail' as `/usr/lib/qmail'.
`/var/qmail' shouldn't be there, it clearly violates the FSSTND.

> > and /var/qmail/{alias,control,users} as /etc/qmail/...
> 
> The way it's set up at present /var/qmail/control is renamed to /etc/qmail, 
> and /var/qmail/{alias,users} are left where they are.
> 
> I suppose this is wrong and `users' should also be under /etc, since it 
> contains configuration files.  Opinions ?
> 
> What about alias ?  This is a non-login user's home directory, so where should 
> it go ?

	IMHO they should be in /etc/qmail/{control,alias,users}. The
three directories contain configuration files.

> 
> Whatever happens, I'll create symbolic links in /var/qmail to make it look 
> like a normal qmail setup, so as not to confuse existing qmail users.

	Please, don't do so.  Use `/usr/lib/qmail' instead of
`/var/qmail'.

	BTW: please apply patch from Bug#12565 (or better yet, use the
new `liblockfile').  Last version of qmail doesn't lock properly and
could cause data loss.

	Thanks.

-- 
Juan Cespedes



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