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

[Steve Greenland <steveg@moregruel.net>]

On 09-May-02, 13:53 (CDT), Josip Rodin <joy@cibalia.gkvk.hr> wrote: 
> 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>

+  the package to function, you should place them in a subdirectory named
+  <file>/usr/lib/<pkgname></file>.</p>

"...a subdirectory of /usr/lib/" leaves to much to chance, not out of
malicious intent, but something on the order of "Hey, I need a place to
put this extra perl script, hmmm, /usr/lib/perl5 looks good!"

Steve

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Steve Greenland


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