On Wed, Apr 27, 2005 at 07:41:09PM +0200, martin f krafft wrote: > Hi developers, > > I was unable to find an answer online, so please allow me to ask > here: why are Debian menu files in /usr/lib? They are clear-text and > thus clearly architecture-independent.
Hello Martin, Debian has a nice system called the 'Bug tracking system' or BTS for short, that records problems with packages. For menu the URL is <http://bugs.debian.org/menu> The first item listed is '92428: Menu files in /usr/lib/menu violate FHS' and you can get the log at <http://bugs.debian.org/92428> > The only explanation I found is that maybe different architectures > need different commands to be executed, in which case the menu > format should be extended to allow for arch-specific stuff (IMHO). > > Anyway, looking forward to an answer... The answer you will find in the above URL is After some discussion on debian-policy I have decided to 1) Change menu to read menu files in both /usr/lib/menu and /usr/share/menu (/usr/lib/menu having higher priority) 2) To document this change only after sarge is released so that people doing partial upgrade don't get broken menu. Packages for sarge must still use /usr/lib/menu. Generally, I prefer to be CCed question about menu in debian-devel so that I can answer more easily. Cheers, -- Bill. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Imagine a large red swirl here. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
