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Author: Daniel Reurich
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To: dng@lists.dyne.org
Subject: Re: [DNG] Packaging Vdev
On 20/03/16 08:56, Didier Kryn wrote:
> Le 19/03/2016 19:05, aitor_czr a écrit :
>> Hi all,
>>
>> By default, PSTAT (a dependency of VDEV) is installed in "/usr/local",
>> just as VDEV.
>>
>> As Daniel Raurich explained in another thread:
>>
>> [...] the "/usr/local" directory is for non-packaged local stuff [...]
>>
>> So, should i change this configuration for those packages, or should i
>> skip debhelper's "dh_usrlocal" script adding:
>>
>> binary:
>>     dh binary --before dh_usrlocal
>>     dh binary --after dh_usrlocal

>>
>> to debian/rules?
>>
>> Thanks in advance,
>>
>>    Aitor.

>>
>>
>
>     Jude organized the package like this for people to test it on
> running systems without interfering with the existing hotplugger. Vdev
> would create device files and other descriptive files under
> /usr/local/dev. But, of course it was not meant to remain like this if
> Vdev was to be the hotplugger in charge.

>
>     If it's worth, you might leave it like this until you can get it to
> work and then switch to a normal file hierarchy when ready.

>

I strongly disagree. If it's to be packaged, it should be packaged
properly in keeping with Debian policies (which Devuan has adopted) with
regards to FHS and location of parts.

Vdev being an essential system tool should be in the root hierarchy.

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Daniel Reurich
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