> Hello list. > I made a package of an anti-virus program but I can't decide where > to place its virus definitions database files. It doesn't have its own > directory structure, so I have to place all files manually. > The virus db files are 'shareable', so according to FHS they should be in > /usr/share/<name>. But they are checked and, if necessary, updated on > a daily basis, so this qualifies as 'frequently modified' and should go > into /var. > For now I placed them in /usr/share/<name>, but I'm still not sure. > Any insight is welcome. > According to something I saw recently, /usr/share is for material sharable between architectures. Putting that stuff anywhere in /usr will be a pain if you want to share /usr between systems. Put it in /var, if you want to share it do so with NFS. -- Cheers John Summerfield Microsoft's most solid OS: http://www.geocities.com/rcwoolley/ Note: mail delivered to me is deemed to be intended for me, for my disposition. ============================== If you don't like being told you're wrong, be right!
