[PATCH] add 'modules path' and handle 'configure --with-configdir' right

[Steve Langasek]

On Sat, Nov 23, 2002 at 09:52:36PM +0100, Jelmer Vernooij wrote:

> > >There's already a directory for architecture specific library files -
> > >libexec.  We haven't needed to use this so much before so it probably
> > >isn't supported in configure.in.  How about $(LIBEXECDIR)/modules as
> > >a location for the vfs modules?
> What's the exact difference between lib and libexec? The FHS doesn't 
> seem to have libexec and some other OS'es seem to put executables that 
> are not to be called directly by users in libexec.

This is the distinction between the two as I understand it, and it's
certainly been the GNU explanation for the difference.  The FHS folds
libexec back into lib, however.  Since /usr/libexec/ contains only
subdirectories (in theory), this isn't much of a problem either way.

I fall on the FHS side of the fence, if only because it makes tab
completion easier. ;)

> > I would preferr to use LIBDIR/samba  , LIBDIR/samba/modules , 
> > LIBEXECDIR/samba or LIBEXEC/samba/modules (but I would like one of the 
> > first two)
> Most programs with modules put them in some directory in
> /usr/lib/<name-of-program> - that would be the best place imho, since the
> plugins are really just libraries that are only loaded 'manually'.

> > I also don't like the valid.dat , upcase.dat, lowcase.dat installed to 
> > LIBDIR they should go to LIBDIR/samba/ or CONFIGDIR/ (we should always use 
> > the subdir samba, exept BINDIR and SBINDIR)
> valid.dat, upcase.dat and lowcase.dat should be in $(PREFIX)/share/samba (for FHS at
> least)

Correct.  There's also the dichotomy between installing samba into a
private heirarchy (/usr/local/samba/share/), and installing it as part
of the system (/usr/local/share/samba/ or /usr/share/samba/).  This is
the problem with saying "we should always use the subdir samba", because
there are still unbelievers[1] who don't want this. :)

-- 
Steve Langasek
postmodern programmer

[1] <wild gesticulation in the direction of Slackware> :)
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