On Fri, 2005-07-08 at 18:04 +0200, Michael Schwendt wrote: > On Fri, 08 Jul 2005 09:38:17 +0200, Ralf Corsepius wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > I am observing packages in FE installing examples/demos to /usr/bin. > > > > Do people agree upon this to be good packaging practice or not? > > > > > > IMO, it is not, because > > * This gradually fills up /usr/bin. > > * Many such examples/demos are semi-functional or less and have never > > been designed to be used by the public. > > > > I'd recommend to install examples/demos to either > > /usr/lib/<package>/ > > or even to > > /usr/share/doc/<package> > > > > Opinions, comments? > > Certainly _not_ /usr/share, as that one is for architecture-independent > data. Right, this wouldn't be an appropriate place for binaries, but it would be for "examples/demos" provided as source code. > Reasonable: > > * use a separate -demos package for them > > * include them in -devel package as source, so developers can > build them and examine them > > * don't package them if they are not built by default and > depending on what kind of demos/example they are ACK. Ralf -- Fedora-packaging mailing list Fedora-packaging@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-packaging
