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Re: Xconq 7.3 branch created!
- To: Keir Novik <K dot E dot Novik at qmw dot ac dot uk>
- Subject: Re: Xconq 7.3 branch created!
- From: Stan Shebs <shebs at shebs dot cnchost dot com>
- Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2000 08:38:04 -0700
- CC: xconq7 at sourceware dot cygnus dot com
- References: <Pine.GSO.3.96.1000612154506.29086F-100000@alpha.qmw.ac.uk>
- Reply-To: shebs at shebs dot cnchost dot com
Keir Novik wrote:
>
> > Keir Novik wrote:
> >
> > > why /var/lib instead of /usr/local/lib ?
>
> Stan Shebs replied:
>
> > This is part of the "Filesystem Hierarchy Standard" (FHS) - /usr is
> > supposed to be able to be read-only, so programs mustn't expect to write
> > on it by default. /var is the home of common writeable stuff.
>
> Okay, fine by me.
Since the lack of configurability breaks the install if you're not root,
I worked around autoconf lameness and added a --enable-alternate-scoresdir
option (unlovely name, but autoconf doesn't allow adding of random new
arguments to configure).
Stan