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Re: [RFC] Change to subversion package: Move /usr/bin/* -> /usr/bin/subversion/* and add symlinks in /usr/bin
On Sun, Jul 11, 2004 at 12:18:23AM +0100, Max Bowsher wrote:
>Christopher Faylor wrote:
>> On Tue, Jul 06, 2004 at 02:08:55PM +0100, Max Bowsher wrote:
>>>
>>> I propose to relocate all the above into a directory /usr/bin/subversion,
>>
>>Sorry, no. /usr/bin is a flat structure. It does not contain
>>subdirectories.
>
>What is the reason for this? I feel this specific case would be a
>sensible exception to the rule.
Did you read the rest of this thread? Just mimic how other packages
on linux do it. There is no need to invent a new way of doing this
when there are already standard ways in existence.
If you are using symlinks anyway, there is no reason why you need
to create a directory in /usr/bin.
cgf