Re: Re: Debian Policy 4.7.1.0 and program names
Hi,
> Thanks for the raising this, Vincent, and for the analysis,
> Michael.
> It sounds like we might need an exception for /usr/games.
I want to say that /usr/games was not on my radar when I suggested
the policy change. I think (but did not check the history now) that
the initial point was less generic than what we have now.
Nevertheless I think the generic text is a good idea. After all,
what good is having programs with the same name in /usr/bin and
/usr/games.
I would propose the following:
1) for trixie, recognise that this is not an RC bug or anything.
2) for forky, try to merge /usr/games into /usr/bin.
I think (again without having checked) FHS previously had a strong
opinion on /usr/games, but no longer does. In FHS 3.0, having
/usr/games is optional.
I think we should follow this "downgrade" in the FHS, mostly for
practical reasons. /var/games is unaffected AFAICT.
Chris
PS: a lot of people in Internet search results for "/usr/games" seem
to think its "historical cruft". Maybe they're right. Maybe not.
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