On Mon, Jun 25, 2001 at 02:12:53PM +0200, Marcelo E. Magallon wrote:
> >> Anthony Towns <aj@azure.humbug.org.au> writes:
> > traceroute is where it is because that's where it is on every other
> > UNIX
> $ ls -l /usr/etc/traceroute
> -r-sr-xr-x 1 root sys 22388 Jun 2 2000 /usr/etc/traceroute
> $ ls -l /usr/contrib/bin/traceroute
> -r-sr-xr-x 1 root bin 32768 Aug 27 1998 /usr/contrib/bin/traceroute
> that argument is not what I'd call solid.
The maintainer considers it solid enough. Guess whose opinion counts.
Curiously, I don't think anyone's yet given an example of a Unix where
traceroute's actually in /usr/bin. No doubt someone'll create a new
"TracerouteInUsrBinLinux" shortly.
But let me rephrase anyway: traceroute's in /usr/sbin because that's where
it is in a majority of other Unices, a majority of other Linux distributions
and where it's always been in Debian. Moving it would break numerous scripts,
for a benefit which can easily be obtained by adding a symlink locally, or
changing your PATH.
This isn't a policy issue; it's a maintainer's discretion issue.
Cheers,
aj
--
Anthony Towns <aj@humbug.org.au> <http://azure.humbug.org.au/~aj/>
I don't speak for anyone save myself. GPG signed mail preferred.
``_Any_ increase in interface difficulty, in exchange for a benefit you
do not understand, cannot perceive, or don't care about, is too much.''
-- John S. Novak, III (The Humblest Man on the Net)
Attachment:
pgpankt4QWJHn.pgp
Description: PGP signature