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Author: Didier Kryn
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To: dng
Subject: Re: [DNG] Packaging Vdev
Le 19/03/2016 21:01, Daniel Reurich a écrit :
> 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.


     I fully agree with you; therefore I don't understand in what you 
disagree :-)


     Didier