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Re: A modest proposal #2: unsupported
- From: "Max Bowsher" <maxb at ukf dot net>
- To: "Charles Wilson" <cygwin at cwilson dot fastmail dot fm>,<cygwin-apps at cygwin dot com>
- Date: Sat, 19 Apr 2003 09:13:20 +0100
- Subject: Re: A modest proposal #2: unsupported
- References: <20030419001852.78F475274E@smtp.us2.messagingengine.com>
Charles Wilson wrote:
> I'd like to add a 'release'-like directory tree to the cygwin mirror
> system, called 'unsupported'. Unlike the ill-fated 'contrib' tree from
> years back, I believe this would be a positive and unconfusing addition.
>
> To support this, cgf would simply need to call upset as 'upset release
> unsupported' instead of just 'upset release' -- and OK the creation of
> the tree. So technically, this is easy. Socially ...
>
> WHAT'S IT FOR
> -----------------------
> setup.exe-compatible packages of software for which the porter is
> unwilling to take on the role of maintainer. There would be a few main
> differences between these packages and "supported" (e.g. release/)
> packages.
>
> 1) install into /usr/local/* or /opt/<package>/* [see RFD #1] -- NEVER
> EVER touch ANYTHING under /usr/*. This includes cygwin-specific doco:
> it should go under /usr/local/doc/ /usr/local/doc/Cygwin/ if desired,
> and NOT /usr/doc/. Ditto --sysconfdir=/usr/local/etc and NOT /etc.
> But cygwin-specific doco is not required for these ports.
Not /usr/local ! I use that for non-setup-managed packages.
FHS does reserve it for the local sysadmin:
http://www.pathname.com/fhs/2.2/fhs-4.9.html
Max.