Re: Non-C/C++/ObjC source files in /usr/include subdirectories

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Subject: Re: Non-C/C++/ObjC source files in /usr/include subdirectories
From: Wichert Akkerman <wichert@wiggy.net>
Date: Thu, 22 Nov 2001 13:08:00 +0100
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Previously Matthew Palmer wrote:
> There is precedent (kind of), g++ uses /usr/include/g++, so why not
> /usr/include/{gnat|ada}?

c++ is a a C derivative, and the FHS explicitly limits /usr/include
to C. If you want to change the FHS bring this up on the fhs-discuss
list first.

Wichert.

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- Re: Non-C/C++/ObjC source files in /usr/include subdirectories
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- Re: Non-C/C++/ObjC source files in /usr/include subdirectories
  - From: Matthew Palmer <mjp16@ieee.uow.edu.au>

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