Re: RFS: ITP: crystalcursors -- X11 mouse theme with the crystal
Justin Pryzby wrote:
> On Wed, Aug 17, 2005 at 06:19:15PM +0200, Bastian Venthur wrote:
>> W: crystalcursors: packages-installs-file-to-usr-x11r6
>> usr/X11R6/lib/X11/icons/crystalwhiteleft_nonanim/
>>
>> but I guess it's OK -- because these are cursors and they have to be
>> installed in this directory.
> My understanding is otherwise:
>
>
http://lintian.debian.org/reports/Tpackages-installs-file-to-usr-x11r6.html
> | packages-installs-file-to-usr-x11r6
> | Packages using the X Window System should not be configured to install
> | files under the /usr/X11R6/ directory unless they use imake. The
> | /usr/X11R6/ directory hierarchy should be regarded as deprecated for
> | all packages except the X Window System itself.
>
> | Programs that use GNU autoconf and automake are usually easily
> | configured at compile time to use /usr/ instead of /usr/X11R6/, and
> | this should be done whenever possible.
>
> | Refer to Policy Manual, section 11.8.7 for details.
>
> Could you test and see if it works if you use /usr/ instead?
>
> I'm no X11 expert, but I tend to believe that lintian/policy know what
> they're doing.
I think in this special case this warning can be ignored, since all other
mousecursors on my system are installed in the very same dir. BTW I've seen
that other packages [1] which provide cursors have this warning too.
Kind regards
Bastian
[1] lintian report for gtk-industrial-engine:
http://lintian.debian.org/reports/mJosselin_Mouette.html#gtk-industrial-engine
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