On 08/26/2010 01:51 PM, Clint Byrum wrote: > FHS defines the purpose of /usr/local as such: > > "The /usr/local hierarchy is for use by the system administrator when > installing software locally. It needs to be safe from being overwritten > when the system software is updated. It may be used for programs and > data that are shareable amongst a group of hosts, but not found in /usr.
Let's say hypothetically that we change Debian's rubygems to use /usr/local. Is it guaranteed that the rubygems will not touch /usr/local when rubygems is upgraded? If not, then /usr/local would not be "safe from being overwritten when the system software is updated." Tim -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
