On Thu, 17 Nov 2011, Toshio Kuratomi wrote:
> <nod> And also note -- the use of /usr/lib (*not* %{_libdir}) vs /usr/share
> is debatable (I said "could" above rather than should). The modules that go
> into the default search path, for python, perl, and ruby, for instance, all
> end up in /usr/lib if they're written purely in the scripting language.
>
> The arguments for either side are:
>
> /usr/share => shareable between architectures. Thus a sysadmin can save on
> disk space by network mounting /usr/share and all the files it contains on
> any of the systems they manage. Most scripting language modules fit into
> this.
>
> /usr/lib => for object files, libraries, and internal binaries. The script
> modules are code being used inside of an executable. So there is a case to
> be made to have them fall under the "libraries" definition.
>
> I don't think this is something to get into a big fight with upstream about;
> leaving the files 0644 and ignoring rpmlint is valid in this case.
Thanks. I'll do that.
Paul
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