Re: FSSTND Questions regarding /usr/{,local}/{share,libexec}/ ?

["Brian C. White" <bcwhite@verisim.com>]

> The octave package defaults to using $PREFIX/libexec for its version of the
> info pager, and $PREFIX/share for binary-independent files (such as all the
> matlab-alike .m files). I have two questions related to this :

I've brough the "local/share" problem up twice before, but nobody every
said anything.  Granted, it isn't directly related to the problem you're
having right now.

There are three types of "local" directories...

	1) local to the machine
	2) arch-dependant local to the network
	3) arch-independant local to the network

And only two standard locations: local, share

We've finally given up waiting for a solution and use "local" for #1
and "share" for #2 (with #3 being merged with #2).

                                          Brian
                                 ( bcwhite@verisim.com )

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