Josh Berkus wrote:
>>> /usr/bin/dltest
>>> /usr/bin/isql
>>> /usr/bin/iusql
>>> /usr/bin/odbc_config
>>> /usr/bin/odbcinst
>
> I hate putting anything in /usr/bin. Can't we do /usr/bin/unixodbc?
>
> For example, "isql" is also a TDS utility, an iODBC utility and a Firebird
> utility.
This is a valid point, although I'm a bit reluctant.
1. It seems the common linux distros put it in /usr/bin (I've only
verified with Fedora, Debian and Ubuntu so far. Will check with
SuSE.)
2. One could argue that unixODBC is more of a "system" utility than
the product specific utilities are, so it should have more right
to be in /usr/bin than those. This is a weak point, however..
As Zdenek pointed out, we should also consider /usr/include/odbc for
the header files, and /etc/odbc for the configuration files, but
wouldn't the principle of least astonishment lead us to put the files
where the others put it?
Since the system-wide config files aren't used by the common user or
developer, I don't mind putting them in another directory, though.
--Magne
