Packages MUST NOT place files or directories in the /bin, /sbin, /lib or /lib64 directories

[Richard W.M. Jones]

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/Guidelines#Filesystem_Layout>
> 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.
> 
> Is that true?
> 
> Should I move /sbin/quotacheck and similar files to /usr/sbin?

IMHO no.

> 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.

Rich.

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