On Mon, Jun 25, 2001 at 02:12:53PM +0200, Marcelo E. Magallon wrote: > >> Anthony Towns <aj@azure.humbug.org.au> writes: > > traceroute is where it is because that's where it is on every other > > UNIX > $ ls -l /usr/etc/traceroute > -r-sr-xr-x 1 root sys 22388 Jun 2 2000 /usr/etc/traceroute > $ ls -l /usr/contrib/bin/traceroute > -r-sr-xr-x 1 root bin 32768 Aug 27 1998 > /usr/contrib/bin/traceroute > that argument is not what I'd call solid.
The maintainer considers it solid enough. Guess whose opinion counts. Curiously, I don't think anyone's yet given an example of a Unix where traceroute's actually in /usr/bin. No doubt someone'll create a new "TracerouteInUsrBinLinux" shortly. But let me rephrase anyway: traceroute's in /usr/sbin because that's where it is in a majority of other Unices, a majority of other Linux distributions and where it's always been in Debian. Moving it would break numerous scripts, for a benefit which can easily be obtained by adding a symlink locally, or changing your PATH. This isn't a policy issue; it's a maintainer's discretion issue. Cheers, aj -- Anthony Towns <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://azure.humbug.org.au/~aj/> I don't speak for anyone save myself. GPG signed mail preferred. ``_Any_ increase in interface difficulty, in exchange for a benefit you do not understand, cannot perceive, or don't care about, is too much.'' -- John S. Novak, III (The Humblest Man on the Net)
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