Re: Debian conflicts with FHS on /usr/include/{linux,asm}

[Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org>]

Hi,
>>"Joseph" == Joseph Carter <knghtbrd@debian.org> writes:

 Joseph> Actually, Debian's kernel-{source,headers} packages both
 Joseph> update /usr/src/linux to point at the correct directory and
 Joseph> the documentation available indicates that /usr/src/linux is
 Joseph> a symlink which can be pointed at whatever you need it to
 Joseph> point at.

        We used to do that. It raised howls of protest from users, who
 wanted their own kernels instead of the link, and the dpkg author
 also insisted that this was a bad use of dpkg (there were indeed
 problems removing the /usr/src/kernel-source dirs on remove/purge). 

        I decided then not to pollute the namespace in /usr src, and
 to heed the technical objections of the dpkg folk, and let the users
 have the choice. Now kernel-source packages merely dump a tarball in
 /usr/src. 

        I personally feel it is cleaner tis way, and iworks on the
 principle of least surprise. 

        manoj
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