Re: /usr/{share/man,bin} vs /usr/X11R6/{man,bin} (policy 12.8.7)

["John H. Robinson, IV" <jaqque@debian.org>]

Marcin Owsiany wrote:
> 
> My question is: how to interpret policy section 12.8.7. Is to mean:
> 
>  "All packages using imake should puth files where imake-generated
>  makefile would put them, period."
> 
> or
> 
>  "Everything should go to /usr/{bin,share/man}, but if your package uses
>  imake, you're allowed to be lazy and leave it the old way".

quoting §12.8.7:

    The `/usr/X11R6/' directory hierarchy should be regarded as
    deprecated for all packages except the X Window System itself, and
    those which use the `imake' program it provides, in which case the
    packages may transition out of the `/usr/X11R6/' directory at the
    maintainer's discretion.[1]

i beleive that is pretty clear: since bugsx uses imake, you may leave it
as is. if you want to put it into /usr, you may also do that. it is up
to you.

all the footnote says is that imake Does The Right Thing, which is why
it is exempted.

-john