Re: seeking resolution to issues I have raised
On Wed, Feb 28, 2001 at 12:55:16PM +0200, Moshe Zadka wrote:
> On Wed, 28 Feb 2001 01:38:09 +0100 (CET), Santiago Vila <sanvila@unex.es> wrote:
> > On Tue, 27 Feb 2001, Sean 'Shaleh' Perry wrote:
> >
> > > There has not been a consensus on several issues I have raised here:
> > >
> > > what to do about cross-compiler directories? Do they belong in /usr/${arch}?
> >
> > I think they do. GCC explains how to build a cross-compiler, and it
> > says /usr/local/${arch}, so /usr/${arch} would be the FHS-ish "standard".
> > That's what every cross compiler in Debian uses, and what every cross
> > compiler user expects. If FHS says otherwise I would say FHS is wrong.
>
> That's a load of crap -- what if I have two cross compilers installed?
> Is gcc going to be given preferential treatment?
>
> It should be in
>
> /usr/lib/gcc/arch,
> and play nicely with the othe rpakcages instead of hijacking /usr/lib
wouldn't it make more sense to put it in /usr/lib/${arch}/
or /usr/${arch}/lib ?
That way its easy to look under each arch and see whats installed
etc.
also it will help people who run large sites, and NFS, etc stuff.
--
Brian Russo <brusso@phys.hawaii.edu>
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