Bug#219370: unusual place for camlidlruntime.h
On Fri, Nov 07, 2003 at 09:23:34PM +0100, Sylvain LE GALL wrote:
> Hum...
>
> What is happening if someone want to install his header in your
> simlinked directory ? I know that the problem is symmetric ( ie if
The install will follow the symlink, no problem.
> someone install something in stdlibdir/caml ). But FHS stats that this
> must be in include, so there is a total mismatch. Imagine Stefano
> installs his camlidlruntime.h in your dir, debian package file will have
> problem removing it ( because it is a link ).
I have the same problem with /usr/lib/advi, but it is more work than it
is worth, and will come after more urgent things.
> I don't see all the problem it could throw, and maybe the one i see is
> not valid at all...
Well, the problem is with packages install not knowing about the symlink
and such. Read the mail archive about this.
> Anyway, i won't obliged anyone to follow FHS nor to follow my advice. It
> was just a personnal answer that i think could lead some questionning...
Yeah, i will think about it, but we need to think it through and it is
definitively low priority.
Ok, now back to preparing a new advi upload :))
Friendly,
Sven Luther
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