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



On Mon, 13 May 2002 01:57:55 +0900 (JST),
Oohara Yuuma <oohara@libra.interq.or.jp> wrote:
> On Fri, 10 May 2002 16:13:28 -0500,
> Steve Greenland <steveg@moregruel.net> wrote:
> > 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>
> seconded
Of course, if the program is architecture-independent (for example,
a script), it should be in /usr/share/<pkgname>, instead of /usr/lib/<pkgname>.

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