Re: platform specific sigsegv.h

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Thank you again for your comments and concerns


John Summerfield wrote:
> 
> I'm simply referring you to the standards; if you created that package 
> for your own private use, that's one matter and entirely your affair.

I rpmbuild the package out of choice.  Where the files are placed on the
filesystem is in control of the package management software

OTOH, if someone, anyone, created it for distribution (including to 
you), then it ought comply with established Linux standards.  If that is the
case, then it becomes a matter of concern to all Linux users, whether they
know it or not

> 
> If Fedora wishes to follow FHS, then good...  The rpm's which were built
> in my example will install files in the  placed where Fedora developers
> have deemed they should go....  The functionality of rpmbuild also places
> built rpms where Fedora developers deem they should go.  That in no way
> has been changed or altered by me.
> 
> 
> John Summerfield wrote:
>> . If you don't want /usr to be shareable, ro 
>> that's fine, but if you (as some do) want to share /usr between a 
>> thousand virtual penguins you might care a great deal.
> 
> Some put files in places others would find awkward.  Some people spend
> their time in ways other would consider an absolute waste.  Depends on
> your priorities I guess....
> 
> 
> John Summerfield wrote:
>> I saw no evidence that it was, apparently, doing stuff in /usr/local was 
>> in any way related to your symlinks.
> 
> Which is also not related to the rpmbuild or installation of either of the
> packages in question
> I reported the problem as I saw a platform specific header file in the
> installation of the package
> Also I saw a package which was excluded from certain arch bu builds
> anyway.  This was the intennt of this thread
> 
> 
> John Summerfield wrote:
>> fwiw I use /var/local for shared (on the same system and for nfs-export) 
>> data such as my mirrored repos. It's entirely the administrator's affair 
>> what goes in there, so I can expect that RH/Fedora, SUSE, Debian et al 
>> will keep right out of it.
> 
> Assuming you only use Linux distros...
> Anyway thank you for your comments and concerns
> 
> 
> 
>> 
>> Thanks
>> Tony
>> 
>> 
>> John Summerfield wrote:
>>> gjohnson5 wrote:
>>>> It's a symlink...
>>>>
>>> Doesn't really answer the question; package software shouldn't touch 
>>> that area -
>>> http://pathname.com/fhs/pub/fhs-2.3.html#USRLOCALLOCALHIERARCHY
>>> and /usr is supposed to be shareable ro -
>>> http://pathname.com/fhs/pub/fhs-2.3.html#THEUSRHIERARCHY
> 
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> John
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