[Fedora-packaging] section: binaries in /bin and /sbin

Rex Dieter rdieter at math.unl.edu
Thu Feb 9 14:53:13 UTC 2012


On 02/09/2012 08:09 AM, Kay Sievers wrote:
> This in no longer a problem in Fedora and can be removed:
>
> "Binaries placed into /bin and /sbin must not depend upon libraries
> stored in /usr/lib (or /usr/lib64). Binaries which depend on libraries
> in /usr/lib* must live in either /usr/bin or /usr/sbin."

I don't think it can be removed yet, it's still relevant for fedora < 17 
, though adding a clarification mentioning would indeed be useful.

-- rex


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