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Re: RES: /usr/lib vs /usr/libexec



Glenn Maynard <glenn@zewt.org> writes:

> Most applications I've seen that use libexec make it entirely trivial
> to move it to /usr/lib: "./configure --libexecdir=/usr/lib".  (I don't
> think apps that don't do this, or something like it, should be a major
> consideration here--take apps out of the stone age, don't clutter my
> /usr ...)
>
> I'm just not seeing any benefits that are worth bloating /usr.

Wait, are you serious?  The bloat of /usr/lib having thousands of
files doesn't bother you, but the two dozen in /usr is bothersome?

Thomas



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