Daniel Quinlan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Alfred M Szmidt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > You didn't bother answering the first question. Can a distribution > > introduce a root level directory for its own use and still be > > compatible with the FHS? > > I answered both. "Software" is a very inclusive term, so the answer > is definitely no. And it's not just the meaning of the text, but the > intent as well -- no extra directories in / or /usr are allowed.
This is sad news. As the /libexec proposal has been thrown out on several occasions I doubt that it will be accepted in the future. Also if a new system wants to introduce a new top level directory then you will need to add an specific annex for each system. Would it be possible to add an GNU/Hurd specific annex? That has /libexec, /hurd, /servers and similar directories that we might want? Richard Kreuter already started work a GNU/Hurd specific annex for the FHS: http://mail.gnu.org/pipermail/help-hurd/2002-May/005960.html I think that it would be easier to just change the rational to say that no third party software may introduce new directories in the root directory, and that distributions are free to do this. Side note, I added [EMAIL PROTECTED] to the CC list as I don't know how many Hurd developers read the FHS mailing list. Cheers, -- Alfred M. Szmidt _______________________________________________ Bug-hurd mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-hurd
