On Sun, Dec 27, 2009 at 10:34:26AM +0000, Tim Retout wrote:
> On Sat, 2009-12-26 at 17:47 +1100, Mark Purcell wrote:
> > On Thursday 24 December 2009 05:30:25 Tim Retout wrote:
> > > hp-plugin downloads firmware and plugins into
> > > /usr/share/hplip/data/{firmware,plugins}. To quote the FHS:
> > >
> > > /var is specified here in order to make it possible to mount /usr
> > > read-only. Everything that once went into /usr that is written to
> > > during system operation (as opposed to installation and software
> > > maintenance) must be in /var.
> >
> > Tim,
> >
> > The firmware downloaded is only used during installation of specific new
> > printers.
> >
> > Once you have installed your printer you can mount /usr read-only and your
> > system will operate correctly.
i don't see how "only used during installation of specific new printers" is
an argument for why the FHS should not be followed. imho, nothing
should download files into /usr/share, period. if it's based on admin
actions, there's an argument for /usr/local/share, but otherwise this is
what /var/lib is for.
sean
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