Julien Cristau writes ("Re: Bug#375667: x11-common and xserver-xorg
unupgradeable due to mutual deathgrip"):
> Before X11R7, lots of things were installed in
> /usr/X11R6/{bin,lib,include}. There were symlinks
> /usr/bin/X11 -> ../X11R6/bin, /usr/include/X11 -> ../X11R6/include/X11
> and /usr/lib/X11 -> ../X11R6/lib/X11.
Right.
> Now, in this transition, /usr/include/X11 and /usr/lib/X11 become real
> directories, and packages install stuff in there.
...
> Additionally, the /usr/X11R6/bin directory becomes a symlink to ../bin,
> because some programs/scripts use that path to find executables they
> need
So
before /usr/{lib,include}/X11 -> /usr/X11R6/{lib,include}
after /usr/{lib,include}/X11 <- /usr/X11R6/{lib,include}
and
before /usr/bin/X11 -> /usr/X11R6/bin (real dir)
after /usr/bin/X11 -> .. /usr/X11R6/bin -> /usr/bin (by some name)
That's fine and there are ways of doing these things.
Are there any other difficulties etc. ?
I'm not sure I understand why it is necessary to adjust old systems to
conform to the new standard wrt {lib,include}. Why can't they just be
left with the symlinks pointing to where new systems have directories
and vice versa ?
/usr/bin/X11 is a bit tricky. I think the right answer is to have
some preinst move all of the binaries from /usr/bin/X11 to /usr/bin
and then sort out the links but this should be done with care. There
should be no need for any Conflicts.
Ian.
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