Re: Splitting in /usr/lib/<arch> and /usr/share
Bartosz Feński <bartosz@fenski.pl> writes:
>> I am packaging some older software (eso-midas, [1]) that installs
>> everything into a common directory (f.e. /usr/lib/eso-midas/). However,
>> the FHS requires that this should be split between /usr/share/ and
>> /usr/lib/<arch>/. In the majority of cases, this could be done
>> automatically by recognizing the type with the "file" command: object
>> files, libs etc. go to /usr/lib/<arch>/eso-midas/, all text and data
>> files to /usr/share/eso-midas (with a link to
>> /usr/lib/<arch>/eso-midas).
>>
>> Is there already a little helper script that does this for me?
>
> I don't know such script but lintian will show you the files that are
> placed inappropriate.
> Just direct them to proper location in .install file.
This is quite a large number of files, and one needs to create links for
all of them. I can handle this manually somehow, on the other hand it
looks like a task that could be automatized via a helper script --
especially if one has to repeat this for every new version.
Best regards
Ole
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