Re: Packages MUST NOT place files or directories in the /bin, /sbin, /lib or /lib64 directories
On Thu, Jul 11, 2013 at 3:05 PM, Richard W.M. Jones <rjones(a)redhat.com> wrote:
On Thu, Jul 11, 2013 at 12:48:56PM +0000, Petr Pisar wrote:
> I've just spotted usr-move has been completed.
>
<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging:Guidelines?rd=Packaging/Guidelin...
> states:
>
> In addition, Fedora packages MUST NOT place files or directories in the
> /bin, /sbin, /lib or /lib64 directories. Instead, the /usr/bin,
> /usr/sbin, /usr/lib, and /usr/lib64 directories must be used.
> Should I file bug against bash, glibc, and other packages? Or
should
> there be a list of exceptions?
.. and no, we don't need a list of exceptions.
Keep it consistent with upstream / common sense / distros that
didn't make the usrmove mistake.
While I agree with calling this a mistake, just ignoring rules that
one doesn't like will not allow us to build even a barely consistent
distribution. Filing bugs would be quite appropriate.
That said, I'd love Fedora to be significantly consistent in more
important matters than paths in a spec file that have exactly zero
effect on users in the best case[1].
Mirek
[1] Note that just moving the files may not be good enough - the
package may need to add an explicit Provides:/non-usr-path and keep it
for an indefinite time.