Package: libslang2
Version: 2.0.5-3
Severity: normal

The variable `_slang_install_prefix' == "/" but should be "/usr/".

The slang doc says:

 SYNOPSIS
  S-Lang's installation prefix

 USAGE
  String_Type _slang_install_prefix

 DESCRIPTION
  The value of this variable is set at the S-Lang library's
  compilation time.  On Unix systems, the value corresponds to the
  value of the `prefix' variable in the Makefile.  For normal
  installations, the library itself will be located in the `lib'
  subdirectory of the `prefix' directory.

 NOTES
  The value of this variable may or may not have anything to do with
  where the slang library is located.  As such, it should be regarded
  as a hint.  A standard installation will have the `slsh'
  library files located in the `share/slsh' subdirectory of the
  installation prefix.


So, while it is not mandatory to point to the right place, it helps other
programs using slang and slang extensions. 

The jed editor uses _slang_install_prefix to set the jed_library_path to
include:

  path_concat (_slang_install_prefix, "share/slsh/local-packages");
and  
  path_concat (_slang_install_prefix, "share/slsh");

if these directories exist (in site.sl, line 3165 ff.) and fails, because of
the wrong value for _slang_install_prefix.


Günter Milde


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Versions of packages libslang2 depends on:
ii  libc6                         2.3.5-8    GNU C Library: Shared libraries an

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