Re: Comments on FHS testsuite run
On Sat, Oct 21, 2000 at 02:54:12PM +1100, Christopher Yeoh <cyeoh@linuxcare.com.au> spake forth:
> > I agree that tcl shouldn't be required on an install. On the other hand, I
> > don't mind making a symlink so that when it *is* installed, /usr/bin/tcl
> > works - assuming this isn't a bug in the testsuite or the standard. I've
> > never seen it as /usr/bin/tcl on any system ever...
>
> I believe that its a bug in the specification and should be
> /usr/bin/tclsh (the test suite just tests what is stated in the FHS
> spec). Having a symlink that doesn't link to anything won't work as
> the test attempts to execute the program.
Right. I mean, I'd be willing to put a symlink from /usr/bin/tclsh (managed
by alternatives) to /usr/bin/tcl *if* that's what it should actually be, but
I suspect that it's an error in the spec as well.
> There a few areas in the specification where instead of <foo> being
> required, it should be conditional on <bar> being supported. This is
> already done in the FHS spec for some things - eg. /var/account only
> being needed if process accounting is supported.
Agreed. I guess that's why it's not yet finalized.
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