Re: /var/state?
On Sun, 27 Jun 1999 20:04:19 +0200, you wrote:
>Marc Haber schrieb am Sonntag, den 27. Juni 1999:
>> /var/state isn't in the fsstnd, yet it exists on Debian slink. Is
>> there a text available that states what belongs into /var/state vs.
>> /var/lib ("application state information")?
>
>/var/state was introduced in FHS 2.0:
<snip>
>But FHS 2.1-pre-02 stepped back and places all the files, which 2.0
>placed in /var/state, in /var/lib again.
:-(
>So I fear, that we have to change the packages using /var/state again
>to use /var/lib.
:-(
>PS: I personally prefer /var/state, but that's a different question.
I couldn't agree more. Having information that is clearly non-library
in a lib subdirectory is ugly and misleading.
Where am I to put configuration information that is invalidated by a
system boot? A RAM disk would be fine, but that would be overkill.
Greetings
Marc
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