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Bug#922654: debian-policy: Section 9.1.2 points to a wrong FHS section?



Hello,

On Mon 18 Feb 2019 at 11:54PM +00, Linda Lapinlampi wrote:

> The policy says in section § 9.1.2. "Site-specific programs":
>
>> Packages must not create sub-directories in the directory /usr/local
>> itself, except those listed in FHS, section 4.5. However, you may
>> create directories below them as you wish. You must not remove any of
>> the directories listed in 4.5, even if you created them.
>
> FHS 3.0's section 4.5 is about a completely irrelevant /usr/include
> directory, not about /usr/local. I think this should point to section
> 4.9 in the FHS?
>
> In FHS 2.3, this "section 4.5" might have been right. But as said in
> policy 9.1.1:
>
>> The location of all files and directories must comply with the Filesystem
>> Hierarchy Standard (FHS), version 3.0, [...].
>
> No other exception is noted below that.

Thanks.  A patch would be welcome.

-- 
Sean Whitton

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