Re: debian package installation - setting environment

On Thu, 2006-01-19 at 07:58 +1100, Matthew Palmer wrote: > On Wed, Jan 18, 2006 at 04:40:12PM +0200, Ivars Strazdins wrote: > > Sam Morris wrote: > > > it should really live in /usr/lib/. If the use of /opt > > > is hard coded into the package then, well, that sucks. :) > > > > It is hard coded in

Re: debian package installation - setting environment

On Wed, Jan 18, 2006 at 04:40:12PM +0200, Ivars Strazdins wrote: > Sam Morris wrote: > > it should really live in /usr/lib/. If the use of /opt > > is hard coded into the package then, well, that sucks. :) > > It is hard coded into management decision to which I really have no > access whatsoever

Re: debian package installation - setting environment

Hi Ivars, Ivars Strazdins wrote: > This seem to be appropriate mailing list, please advice, if not. Unless you are talking about creating a Debian package, you probably will get more advice on debian-user. The rest of my reply below assumes that you are in fact creating a Debian package out of

Re: debian package installation - setting environment

Sam Morris wrote: > it should really live in /usr/lib/. If the use of /opt > is hard coded into the package then, well, that sucks. :) It is hard coded into management decision to which I really have no access whatsoever. > see for

Re: debian package installation - setting environment

Ivars Strazdins wrote: how do I set/change system wide environment variables when installing package? The package should go to /opt/. I've been reading a lot of fighting about /opt for packages. Anyway, this seem to be the right place for 3rd party packages. Also, I cannot change this decisi

debian package installation - setting environment

Hello all, how do I set/change system wide environment variables when installing package? The package should go to /opt/. I've been reading a lot of fighting about /opt for packages. Anyway, this seem to be the right place for 3rd party packages. Also, I cannot change this decision anyway :(