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Re: Hurd FS hierarchy (was Re: LD_LIBRARY_PATH troubles)


From: Carl Wilhelm Soderstrom
Subject: Re: Hurd FS hierarchy (was Re: LD_LIBRARY_PATH troubles)
Date: Tue, 26 Mar 2002 00:59:47 -0600
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On Mon, Mar 25, 2002 at 05:00:21PM -0500, Richard Kreuter wrote:
>   Here's the objection, for consideration: basing inclusion in /com on
> the capabilities of the relevant software will keep many things that
> should be shareable stuck in /var: if somebody puts together some
> program/system that does the right thing by non-host-specific files
> (i.e., reliably and correctly updates on multiple machines at once),
> then if inferior alternative program/systems are relevant (e.g.,
> supported by the distributor, commonly used, etc.), then the better
> software/system will be stuck putting files in /var instead of /com.
> (I recognize that /com is defined not by host-specificity, but data
> shareability, but presumably one wants the non-host-specific data to
> be shareable, right?)

This sounds interesting, but I'm not sure I fully grasp what you mean here.
I think it sounds a bit like one of the objections that I raised (that
membership in /com versus /var depends pretty heavily on the technology and
practice of the day, and may be different tomorrow, and different again the
day after).
perhaps you could clarify?

Carl Soderstrom.
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Network Engineer
Real-Time Enterprises
www.real-time.com



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