On Wed, 17 Mar 2010, Thomas-Martin Seck wrote:
When I started maintaining ports in 2004, the (or at least my) goal was
to avoid absolute paths in pkg-plist like the plague, that is why I do
not bother to use something /var/cache/squid or /var/log/squid instead
of PREFIX/squid/{logs,cache}. There is IMHO nothing wrong with storing
variable data in $PREFIX/portname/ as long as this is sensibly done.
$PREFIX/portname/var or $PREFIX/var/portname on the other hand is
usually just a sign of sloppy porting and should be fixed.
Trying to separate static and variable data and scattering said data
across filesystems just for the sake of it or for arcane aesthetic
reasons is - IMO - not really helpful for the user.
I disagree strongly. hier(7) exists for a reason. I have always set up
systems to make a clear distinction between partitions that will be more
or less "static" and those that will be actively written to. This saves a
lot of time NOT having to rebuild a system after a crash because the
essential elements are still healthy.
Your personal feelings about it don't really enter in. If you don't
understand or don't agree with a policy feel free to discuss it. Choosing
to ignore it because you don't like it isn't really an option.
Doug
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