Bug#475885: htdig: Creates db files in /etc
Package: htdig
Version: 1:3.2.0b6-5
Severity: serious
Justification: policy violation (FHS)
htdig, after installation, creates db files in /etc/htdig, with a total
of 6M!
# du -hs /etc/htdig/*.db
2.2M /etc/htdig/root2word.db
92K /etc/htdig/synonyms.db
2.8M /etc/htdig/word2root.db
The /etc directory is for configuration files/information only, not for
cache/db files.
A directory like /var/cache/htdig or /var/lib/htdig seems more suitable.
Cheers,
Michael
-- System Information:
Debian Release: lenny/sid
APT prefers unstable
APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (300, 'experimental')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Kernel: Linux 2.6.24.4
Locale: LANG=de_DE.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=de_DE.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
Versions of packages htdig depends on:
ii debconf [debconf-2.0] 1.5.20 Debian configuration management sy
ii libc6 2.7-10 GNU C Library: Shared libraries
ii libgcc1 1:4.3.0-3 GCC support library
ii libstdc++6 4.3.0-3 The GNU Standard C++ Library v3
ii lockfile-progs 0.1.11-0.1 Programs for locking and unlocking
ii perl 5.8.8-12 Larry Wall's Practical Extraction
ii zlib1g 1:1.2.3.3.dfsg-12 compression library - runtime
htdig recommends no packages.
-- debconf information:
* htdig/run-rundig: false
* htdig/generate-databases: true
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