* Peter Samuelson <peter@p12n.org> [050509 03:07]: > Well, the reason */libexec exists is to avoid overloading the meaning > of */lib to include things other than libraries. Just as /sbin was > invented (way back in the day) to stop overloading /etc with things > other than config files. I think one of the problems is, that the current Debian Policy still mandates FHS version 2.1 which has already been superseeded by version 2.2 in May, 2001, which has - in turn - been superseeded by FHS version 2.3 released on January, 2004[2,3]. Among some other things, FHS version 2.3 provides a /srv hierarchy to pick up at least some of the non-library contents that is currently living below /usr/lib (e.g. CGI-Scripts)[4]. Personally, I'm in favor of ultimately adopting FHS version 2.3, rather than inventing new paths (such as /usr/libexec) which does not comply with any of the FHS versions so far. This issue has also been discussed at debian-lsb some time ago, but is is not quite clear to me if this has finally led to a decision by consensus[5]. Are there any plans/work in progress in view of FHS version 2.3 and its inclusion in the policy? > I agree, though, that unless the FHS decides to adopt libexec, there's > little point in Debian doing so. ACK. :-) Best regards - Juergen [1] http://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-opersys.html#s9.1 [2] http://www.pathname.com/fhs/announce-2.2.html [3] http://www.pathname.com/fhs/announce-2.3.html [4] http://www.pathname.com/fhs/pub/fhs-2.3.html#SRVDATAFORSERVICESPROVIDEDBYSYSTEM [5] http://lists.debian.org/debian-lsb/2003/11/msg00009.html -- GPG A997BA7A | 87FC DA31 5F00 C885 0DC3 E28F BD0D 4B33 A997 BA7A
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