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 Fri, May 10, 2002 at 04:13:28PM -0500, Steve Greenland 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!"

And yet it allows for minor deviations which should not be treated as bugs.

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