Re: RFC

[djb@redhat.com]

> RPM by default has one installation path, /usr/bin, that is the
> problem.  Move that to /usr/local, and grow RPM itself from the inside
> to recognize "base" packages and put them where they belong, that might
> be ok. (actually, this can be done in the package .spec file itself,
> which may be the ultimate solution, simple to do, and easy to move the
> default for the rest of the packages, I may try that on a full install
> if I have time someday).

WHAT?  I'm sorry, but this is simply patently false.  "Red Hat RPMs" 
default to /usr/bin, but "RPM" does NOT default to ANY installation
path.  None.  You have to run ./configure in your spec file with your
own options.  You have to list your files based on where you put them.
And even after you do all *that*, you can still relocate the package
somewhere else in many cases.


--Donnie

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