Re: RES: /usr/lib vs /usr/libexec
>>>>> "Thomas" == Thomas Bushnell BSG <tb@becket.net> writes:
Thomas> sbin is for things that should be in root's path. The
Thomas> executables in question are ones that shouldn't be in
Thomas> anyone's path. (The standard example is programs started
Thomas> only by inetd.)
Why not put them under /usr/lib/$packagename/*?
I have only seen one argument against this proposal, and that was of
(unverified) performance issues.
If a given file system does have performance problems with /usr/lib,
isn't the correct solution to fix the file system?
Disclaimer: I don't care too much either way. It is perhaps worth
noting that a package I maintain does use /usr/lib/$packagename/* for
inetd servers, and this reduces file conflicts with other packages.
--
Brian May <bam@debian.org>
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