Re: Retitled: Packaging

[Glenn McGrath <bug1@optushome.com.au>]

On Thu, 14 Mar 2002 22:22:47 -0800
"Ian Eure" <ieure@debian.org> wrote:

> On Thursday 14 March 2002 09:04 pm, Mark Eichin wrote:
> > > Why have a package system if it's not used? That is a problem with
> > > both RPM
> >
> > I don't recall the FHS having a well-known-place for "wallpaper".  If
> > anything, it goes "in the user's homedir".  As such, it is out of our
> > domain.
> >
> Quoth the FHS2.2, section 4.11:
> 
> "Any program or package which contains or requires data that doesn't
> need to be modified should store that data in /usr/share (or
> /usr/local/share, if installed locally).  It is recommended that a
> subdirectory be used in /usr/share for this purpose."
> 
> Say, for example, wallpaper images, which are commonly stored in 
> /usr/share/wallpapers, in perfect compliance with the FHS.
> 
> In fact, we already have a package (kdewallpapers) that stores
> wallpapers in /usr/share/wallpapers.
> 

We also have wallpaper in the propaganda package.

It stores its images in /usr/share/backgrounds/propaganda, i guess
propaganda and kdewallpapers should both use either backgrounds or
wallpapers.


Glenn