$(LIBDIR) vs $(CONFDIR)

[Steve Langasek]

On Fri, Jul 26, 2002 at 08:32:31PM +0200, Simo Sorce wrote:
> I am also do not like the fact that config files and libraries share the
> same directory, I will welcome patches in that field.

Of course, the Samba3 Debian packaging is already quite different from
what currently sits in CVS; so it does not make a good basis for further
patches to CVS, unless someone has already agreed to accept our FHS
patch. :)

The real problem, btw, is not that config files and libraries are
installed to the same directory; it is that the current Makefile gives
the site admin no way to make them NOT install to the same directory
(without hacking the Makefile).  So distinguishing between LIBDIR and
CONFDIR (even if they point to the same place by default!) is a good
thing.

Steve Langasek
postmodern programmer

> On Fri, 2002-07-26 at 20:15, Bradley W. Langhorst wrote:
> > 
> > 
> > I'm working on the debian packaging stuff of samba3.
> > 
> > One part of that is the installation of libsmbclient 
> > 
> > I'd like to change the meaning to LIBDIR to be
> > the directory where libraries (.a and .so files) should go
> > ie. /usr/lib or /usr/local/lib 
> > 
> > right now LIBDIR means "where the config files go"
> > 
> > I'd like to add a CONFDIR variable to handle that.
> > 
> > I've also written a new installer script for libsmbclient in the
> > same vein as installbin.sh
> > 
> > can i start sending in patches for that stuff?
> > 
> > brad
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> -- 
> Simo Sorce
> ----------
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