continuing conversation from UDS-N - Application Review Board

[Allison Randal]

On 28/10/10 21:55, Steve Langasek wrote:
> On Mon, Oct 25, 2010 at 10:54:15PM -0400, Allison Randal wrote:
>> - develop checks (and tools for automated checking) between apps that
>> install any files outside /opt and main|universe|restricted|multiverse
> 
> I assume there's a missing "conflicts" in the above?

Aye.

> ObPedantic: /opt is specified in the FHS, so *all* apps are required to
> respect the FHS. :)

:) True, largely because the FHS is more relaxed about subdirectories
under /opt, as in: "The structure of the directories below
/opt/<provider> is left up to the packager of the software".

It's still better if apps follow the naming conventions of the rest of
the FHS, even under their own subdirectories in /opt (libs in
/opt/.../lib, images in /opt/.../share, etc.) but if they mix it up, or
just dump all their files in one directory, at least it's one directory
off to the side in /opt.

Allison