Michal Sekletar wrote:
On Mon, 2013-03-18 at 11:27 -0500, Rex Dieter wrote:
> Reindl Harald wrote:
>
> > Am 16.03.2013 19:26, schrieb Rex Dieter:
> >> Lukáš Nykrýn wrote:
> >>
> >>> After usr move packages should not install files to /sbin.
> >>
> >> That's not necessarily true. Do our packaging guidelines actually say
> >> that anywhere?
> >
> > but WHY are they not saying it clearly?
>
Yes, they are saying it very clearly (see [1]).
Sigh, indeed.
"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. Packages must assume that
/bin, /sbin, /lib, and /lib64 are symbolic links to the /usr/bin, /usr/sbin,
/usr/lib, and /usr/lib64 directories, respectively."
IMHO, this needs amending to say:
In addition, *new* Fedora packages MUST NOT ...
and add language to recommend taking special considering modifications of
existing packages, especially those that other packages depend upon.
-- rex