On Thu, Nov 14, 2002 at 01:57:43AM -0600, Manoj Srivastava wrote:
> >>"Branden" == Branden Robinson <branden@debian.org> writes:
>
> Branden> I don't have one any more specific than "somewhere under /var".
> Branden> /var/log doesn't work if the byte-compiler isn't running as the root
> Branden> user or the adm group.
>
> Branden> *Does* the byte-compiler run as root?
>
> I dunno. I think I prefer the log file to be in the same place
> as the elc files; and not clutter up /var/log (which would be the
> logical place under var). Besides, unlike /var/log. which is not
> shareable between systems, these compilation logs are indeed
> shareable, and as such, belong in a shareable area.
Well, according to the FHS, you shouldn't be putting variabel data in
/usr at all:
Here is a summarizing chart. This chart is only an example for a common
FHS-compliant system, other chart layouts are possible within FHS-
compliance.
+---------+-----------------+-------------+
| | shareable | unshareable |
+---------+-----------------+-------------+
|static | /usr | /etc |
| | /opt | /boot |
+---------+-----------------+-------------+
|variable | /var/mail | /var/run |
| | /var/spool/news | /var/lock |
+---------+-----------------+-------------+
Admittedly, the FHS is giving you piss-poor alternatives.
But it seems that /usr-anything is wrong.
--
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Debian GNU/Linux | people as true, by the wise as
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