Re: Clarification about section 3.1 (The Root Filesystem, Purpose)

[Niels Möller]

Thomas Sippel - Dau <t.sippel-dau@ic.ac.uk> writes:

> So, without flaming, what exactly is /libexec useful for ?

`libexecdir'
     The directory for installing executable programs to be run by
     other programs rather than by users. This directory should
     normally be `/usr/local/libexec', but write it as
     `$(exec_prefix)/libexec'. (If you are using Autoconf, write it as
     `@libexecdir@'.)

> I guess it is for objects that:
> 
>     o  need to be available at boot time (otherwise /usr/lib)

No, they may or may not be needed at boot time.

>     o  are not meant to be user-visible commands

Right.

>     o  are not configuration (/etc)

Right.

>     o  are not shared between architectures (otherwise /usr/share -
>        /share was never mentioned afaicr)

Right.

>     o  are not formally static libraries (/lib) or shared objects (/lib)

Right.

/Regards,
/Niels