Re: image-file-in-usr-lib
On 05/11/2015 04:08 AM, Ben Finney wrote:
> "Paul R. Tagliamonte" <paultag@gmail.com> writes:
>
>> That or symlink them in from /usr/share ;)
>
> Yes, that works too (and I've done it in my packages):
>
> Use ‘dh_install’ to install the non-program files to the correct
> location under ‘/usr/share/foopackage/’, and then create symlinks in the
> program directories where the program is looking.
>
> The non-program files are in the right location, the program can
> continue to be ignorant of the filesystem layout, and you didn't have to
> patch any code.
there are some discussions on the distutils SIG where to move certain types of
files. It would be nice if somebody with a distro point of view could look at
these discussions and engage.
Matthias
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