config file in /usr

[Rex Dieter]

Ralf Corsepius wrote:
> On Wed, 2006-12-06 at 09:40 -0500, Neal Becker wrote:
>> I'm not sure what to do with this rpm error.
>>
>> I'm looking at packaging pinot, part of xapian search.
>>
>> Builds OK, but rpmlint says:
>> E: pinot-omega 
>> file-in-usr-marked-as-conffile /usr/share/pinot/engines/OmegaDescription.xml
>>
>> According to the author, this could be user-editable
> => Must be below /etc

I'd say, SHOULD, if reaonably possible, to be FHS-friendly.

Simple-stoopid implementation would to move said file (or directory) to
somewhere under /etc, then symlink the old location to the new.

-- Rex