Bug#146023: suggested patch against policy, documenting "libexec", or current custom on use of "lib" for binaries in lib* packages

[Josip Rodin <joy@cibalia.gkvk.hr>]

On Tue, May 07, 2002 at 01:12:27AM +0900, Junichi Uekawa wrote:
> +         If your package has some run-time support programs that 
> +         are required by the shared library, or some unversioned plugin
> +         .so files, that may be part of the shared library package.
> +         However, to avoid filename clashes, the run-time support 
> +         binaries or plugins should reside under the directory
> +         <tt>/usr/lib/<var>libraryname</var><var> soversion/</var></tt>

This seems to be quite poorly worded... written in haste? :)

How about simply:

  <p>If your package includes run-time support programs that don't need to
  be invoked manually by the users, or named in a way that would cause
  conflicts if placed in <tt>$PATH</tt>, but are nevertheless required for
  the package to function, you should place them in a subdirectory of
  <file>/usr/lib</file>.</p>

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