"Ken" == Ken Hornstein <kenh(_at_)pobox(_dot_)com> writes:
>> Note that hier(7) makes no mention of libexec. libexec is an
>> invention of the FSF and their standards document.
Ken> Not true; I see libexec mentioned in hier(7) on MacOS X,
Ken> NetBSD, and FreeBSD. My personal memory is that it's been
Ken> around for a while on NetBSD at least. A quick Googling
Ken> suggests that it's actually comes from the BSD world (although
Ken> the FHS people don't like it).
Yes... my memory too.
The FHS people also fail to understand that bad things shouldn't happen
if you mkfs on /var on each boot.
Ken> I understand where you're coming from, but I have to admit that
Ken> I side with the people who think only libraries should live in
Ken> $(libdir). But I recognize this is a change from the way nmh
Ken> used to behave, so that's why I'm asking about it. I
Ken> understand about Solaris, but again, it's easy to change with
Ken> configure. As for Irix ... well, that's not even a thing
Ken> anymore, is it? :-/
I say go for it.
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