Hi all, I'm adding David (pgTAP author) in CC: of this discussion.
David: this is about finding if binaries (pg_prove and pg_tapgen) should be stored in /usr/bin (if it is common to all postgresql versions) or in /usr/lib/postgresql/*/bin if it is version-specific. The complete discussion can be found here: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=568106 If it's version specific, I think I should add the version to the name of the binary package. BR, Pierre On Fri, Feb 19, 2010 at 10:48:25PM +0100, Martin Pitt wrote: > Hello all, > > Stefano Zacchiroli [2010-02-19 18:59 +0100]: > > On Tue, Feb 09, 2010 at 10:08:50PM +1100, Ben Finney wrote: > > > The attached patch addresses this bug, by declaring the ‘/usr/bin/’ > > > directory and installing the programs into the correct location. > > > > Actually, I'm not sure the patch is the right one. My doubts come from > > the fact that postgresql binaries are usually installed under > > /usr/lib/postgresql/*/bin/ and then have symlinks under /usr/bin/ which > > pass through /usr/share/postgresql-common/pg_wrapper . Are you sure that > > pg_prove and pg_tagpen should not have the same fate? Can please the > > maintainer comment on that? > > I'm a bit confused by pgtap on first sight. It builds against a > particular server version (8.4), but does not itself have a versioned > package name, and only links/depends on libpq5, no server. > > * Is pgtap client side only, in other words, does it work with > several server versions? In that case, binaries should go to > /usr/bin, as Peter and Ben suggested. > > * If this is a server-side extension, i. e. is linked against a > particular server version and won't work with any other, then the > binary should have a versioned name, and we need to manage the > binaries through pg_wrapper. > > Please see /usr/share/doc/postgresql-common/architecture.html for some > more details about how this is designed. > > Thanks, and have a good weekend, > > Martin > > P.S. Just don't let you confuse with "Use appropriate ‘debian/dirs’ > file for single-package source". Using an explicit package name, such > as debian/pgtap.dirs is just fine, and causes less confusion if you > ever add a second binary package. > > -- > Martin Pitt | http://www.piware.de > Ubuntu Developer (www.ubuntu.com) | Debian Developer (www.debian.org) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-rc-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
