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File System Heierarchy [from: How to create a ksh93 package...]
- From: "David A. Cobb" <superbiskit at cox dot net>
- To: Charles Wilson <cwilson at ece dot gatech dot edu>
- Cc: "Fleischer, Karsten (K.)" <kfleisc1 at getrag-ford dot com>, "'cygwin-apps at cygwin dot com'"<cygwin-apps at cygwin dot com>
- Date: Mon, 01 Apr 2002 15:17:51 -0500
- Subject: File System Heierarchy [from: How to create a ksh93 package...]
- Organization: CoxNet User
- References: <200203281431.g2SEVrO11438@dymwsm11.mailwatch.com> <3CA33AC6.5000503@ece.gatech.edu>
Regarding: "How to create a ksh93 package..."
Charles Wilson wrote:
>
> Maybe we need a top-level /opt directory? OTOH, I see no need for
> /usr/ast/* instead of "ksh, and the DLLs go in /usr/bin; stub
> executables that are ksh-replacements for "standard unix tools" --
> regardless of whether cygwin has "normal" ports yet -- go in
> /usr/bin/ksh/ or /usr/libexec/ksh/ or wherever.
I think the "/opt/<package>" structure would be the best way to move
towards the "File Heierarchy Standard"
Just a passing opinion.
>
>
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David A. Cobb, Software Engineer, Public Access Advocate
"By God's Grace I am a Christian man, by my actions a great sinner." -- The Way of a Pilgrim; R. M. French, tr.
Life is too short to tolerate crappy software.
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