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Bug#741304: add FHS exception for arch-indep in /usr/lib



Am 20.03.2014 23:58, schrieb Bill Allombert:
> On Mon, Mar 17, 2014 at 12:39:17AM +0100, Michael Biebl wrote:
>> On Mon, Mar 10, 2014 at 06:39:20PM -0400, Joey Hess wrote:
>>> So, I propse adding to the list of exceptions in policy section 9.1.1:
>>>
>>>    The FHS requirement that architecture-independent application-specific
>>>    static files be located in /usr/share is relaxed to a suggestion.
>>>
>>>    In particular, a subdirectory of /usr/lib may be used by a package
>>>    (or a collection of packages) to hold a mixture of architecture-independent
>>>    and architecture-dependent files. However, when a directory is
>>>    entirely composed of architecture-independent files, it should be
>>>    located in /usr/share.
>>
>> Seconded.
> 
> So I have created a branch 'bug741304-bill' with this change.
> Please check the diff (in attachment).

lgtm, thanks


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