Bug#44922: bug#44922: Bug#44922: [PROPOSAL] handling missing stuff in /var/local
On 12-Sep-99, 20:05 (CDT), "Juergen A. Erhard" <jae@ilk.de> wrote:
> Though I'd rather have it read like
>
> Because '/usr/local' and its contents are for exclusive use of the
> local administrator, a package must not rely on the presence or
> absence of files or directories in '/usr/local' for normal
> operation, although files present in there may modify or enhance
> the behavior of the package.
>
> I removed the "absence of"... the absence of directories in /usr/local
> (even those that a package installed) must *not* have any bearing on
> the function or behavior of that package.
Well, if the presence of a directory (and files) affect the function,
then the lack of them also affects it -- but that's nitpicking, and I
think your version is probably clearer. Looks good to me.
Steve
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