The FHS /usr song

[Axel Thimm]

On Mon, Mar 05, 2007 at 02:52:15PM +0100, Enrico Scholz wrote:
> Axel Thimm <Axel.Thimm at ATrpms.net> writes:
> 
> >> > The bottom line is: Don't %config/%config(noreplace) files under /usr.
> >> 
> >> 1. When will you finally understand that rpm's %config has nothing to do
> >> with configurating a system. %config only specifies rpm's behavior upon
> >> handling of backups upon install.
> >
> > First of all, since I didn't even mention the word "configuration" in
> > the above (fully quoted), please stop jumping to conclusions. Secondly
> > if a packager specifies %config* in the specfile he assumes that
> > something outside his control will regularily modify this file, so rpm
> > needs to properly cater for that.
> >
> > And that's what's relevant *the assumption that this file has to be
> > outside of the packager's control*. Now you tell me what kind of files
> > these are. We don't usually %config* stuff under /var (in fcat we
> > don't even mention 99% of the logfiles in package manifests), so that
> > leaves us with ...? Yes, say it ... It's not that difficult ...
> 
> Files which are touched by rpm %scriptlets. In some cases
> (e.g. fonts.dir), the relocating to /var would be a cleaner solution but
> would require lot of work.

We need that work to happen. /usr has seen worse times like for
example when texmf fonts were created on the fly in there. The big
issues are gone, let's fix the remaining ones.

BTW this is something to put up in a spec, not to block F7 with it. If
something cannot be fixed until then it should be grandfathered. But
the long term plan needs to be to keep /usr %config-free.
-- 
Axel.Thimm at ATrpms.net
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