On Sun, Nov 05, 2000 at 02:48:18PM -0600, Manoj Srivastava wrote: > Hi, > > Would this not be easier done by having a mapping done at > unpack/install time, and then only scripts/programs with hard coded > paths need be changed? > > So dpkg would map the Linux FS to the local FS' and it can > even take into account things like transforming to /opt heirarchy. > > Advantage? Not every darned script/package has to be changed > for this functionality.
Oh, and let's not forget that most build scripts hardcode these paths anyway, so it's a matter of replacing the hardcoded parts with a variable, and adding a line that sources the var file. Heck, perl module packages can mostly be left alone, and dh_* scripts can be made to handle it, thus removing the need for a large chunk of packages to do nothing, or very little. Yes it will take some work, but no more than a) the usr/doc -> usr/share/doc move is taking, nor the Build-Depends updates, nor any of the other major changes we have undertaken. Don't knock down a good idea simply because you have to put a small bit of effort into it. Ben -- -----------=======-=-======-=========-----------=====------------=-=------ / Ben Collins -- ...on that fantastic voyage... -- Debian GNU/Linux \ ` [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] ' `---=========------=======-------------=-=-----=-===-======-------=--=---'
