Re: Icon and pixmap location

[Julian Gilbey <J.D.Gilbey@qmw.ac.uk>]

> Julian Gilbey <J.D.Gilbey@qmw.ac.uk> writes:
> 
> Im don't think I'm subscribed to -policy. Please Cc]
> 
> > (1) All pixmaps and bitmaps live in /usr/share/icons.  End of story.
> >     *NO* pixmaps or bitmaps will live in /usr/X11R6/include.
> 
> Add a or /usr/local/... to that.
> 
> Debian packages shouldn't (of course) place anything there, but
> programs looking for {bit,pix}maps should look there too. 

Good point, I wasn't clear enough:

All Debian packages should deposit their bitmaps/pixmaps in the stated
locations; /usr/local/share/icons should be the only (?) place looked
at for local additions.  (Or do we prefer
/usr/local/share/{pix,bit}maps?  I don't like the multiplication of
locations.)

   Julian

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  Julian Gilbey, Dept of Maths, QMW, Univ. of London. J.D.Gilbey@qmw.ac.uk
        Debian GNU/Linux Developer,  see http://www.debian.org/~jdg