Re: FHS query

2000-06-19 Thread Hamish Moffatt
On Thu, Jun 15, 2000 at 01:15:46AM +0100, John O Sullivan wrote: > Hi, > Can anyone tell me if I'd be breaking any rules by packaging this > software and placing the binaries and data files under /opt/empire? Yep, you would be breaking all the rules. :-) /opt is reserved for the system admin's use

Re: FHS query

2000-06-19 Thread Hamish Moffatt
On Thu, Jun 15, 2000 at 01:15:46AM +0100, John O Sullivan wrote: > Hi, > Can anyone tell me if I'd be breaking any rules by packaging this > software and placing the binaries and data files under /opt/empire? Yep, you would be breaking all the rules. :-) /opt is reserved for the system admin's us

Re: FHS query

2000-06-15 Thread Jaldhar H. Vyas
On Thu, 15 Jun 2000, John O Sullivan wrote: > Hi, > Can anyone tell me if I'd be breaking any rules by packaging this > software and placing the binaries and data files under /opt/empire? /opt is for third-party ("addon") software. If your package becomes part of the Debian distribution then it

Re: FHS query

2000-06-14 Thread Jaldhar H. Vyas
On Thu, 15 Jun 2000, John O Sullivan wrote: > Hi, > Can anyone tell me if I'd be breaking any rules by packaging this > software and placing the binaries and data files under /opt/empire? /opt is for third-party ("addon") software. If your package becomes part of the Debian distribution then it

FHS query

2000-06-14 Thread John O Sullivan
Hi, Can anyone tell me if I'd be breaking any rules by packaging this software and placing the binaries and data files under /opt/empire? I've been talking to upstream and their opinion is that making the server FHS compliant isn't really feasible at the moment. This code has been around for over 1

FHS query

2000-06-14 Thread John O Sullivan
Hi, Can anyone tell me if I'd be breaking any rules by packaging this software and placing the binaries and data files under /opt/empire? I've been talking to upstream and their opinion is that making the server FHS compliant isn't really feasible at the moment. This code has been around for over

Re: FHS query

2000-06-13 Thread Josip Rodin
On Tue, Jun 13, 2000 at 04:21:16AM +0100, John O Sullivan wrote: > I've got to make a lot of changes to the source to comply with the FHS > so I'd like to double check my plans before I go ahead. > binaries -> /usr/games Yes. Note that if there are also internal game binaries (a sound server or s

Re: FHS query

2000-06-13 Thread Josip Rodin
On Tue, Jun 13, 2000 at 04:21:16AM +0100, John O Sullivan wrote: > I've got to make a lot of changes to the source to comply with the FHS > so I'd like to double check my plans before I go ahead. > binaries -> /usr/games Yes. Note that if there are also internal game binaries (a sound server or

FHS query

2000-06-12 Thread John O Sullivan
I'm working on my first debian package at the moment. Its the server for a multiplayer strategy game (www.empire.cx) I've got to make a lot of changes to the source to comply with the FHS so I'd like to double check my plans before I go ahead. binaries -> /usr/games data files -> /var/games/empire/

FHS query

2000-06-12 Thread John O Sullivan
I'm working on my first debian package at the moment. Its the server for a multiplayer strategy game (www.empire.cx) I've got to make a lot of changes to the source to comply with the FHS so I'd like to double check my plans before I go ahead. binaries -> /usr/games data files -> /var/games/empire