Policy for apps in /usr/X11R6

[Jim Pick <jim@jimpick.com>]

Hi,

When I packaged the gnome apps, I originally installed them into
/usr/X11R6 because they were X applications.

David Engel disagreed with this, and said /usr/X11R6 was only for the
X system itself, not applications.  Since I couldn't find anything in
the Debian Policy manual, FSSTND or FHS that said apps should (or
shouldn't) go into /usr/X11R6, I agreed to move them.

I also notice that libgtk1 was not installed under /usr/X11R6.  I
think there are many other examples.

Now I've recieved requests to move the Gnome binaries/libraries back
to /usr/X11R6.

Personally, I don't care where they go.  But there needs to be a clear
policy on this.  Either:

 a)  /usr/X11R6 is for the X11 system only.

 b)  /usr/X11R6 is for the X11 system and all libraries and applications
          which depend on X.

Which shall it be?

Cheers,

 - Jim


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