Re: Debian and SimplyGNUstep

[Chris B. Vetter]

On Fri, 10 Oct 2003 13:20:45 -0700
"Vaisburd, Haim" <HVaisbur@Advent.COM> wrote:
> Eric Heintzmann <eric@gnustep.fr.st> wrote:
> > It will be an empty package with a debconf entry which ask to users
> > if they want symlinks to GNUstep Domains, and if yes, where to add
> > these links ( for example: /, /GNUstep, /usr/GNUstep ... ).
> > I m not sure that non LHS stuff can be accepted in debian...
> What's the story and problem with /opt ?

I'm aware you're talking Linux here, but let me just add that not every
(other) OS does have /opt...

> I've thought it is allowed in Linux FHS and is good for packages that
> do not fit into, let's say, standard separation of bin/lib/include.
> GNUstep compiles by default into it (/opt/GNUstep).
> It seems to me like a natural place for existing distributions.
> What do you think?

By default, GNUstep installs into /usr/GNUstep. See -core/compile-all.

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Chris