NEVER use /usr/local with packages!

[Bachsau]

FHS states more than clearly, that a package should touch the directorys under /usr/local under NO conditions and NEVER, NEVER, NEVER. This is a part of the filesystem for .tar.gz or binary installers. And I don't want any package files fooling around there, because people don't understand the purpose of this dir.

I'm very annoyed about this!

[Jonathan Thomas (jonoomph)]

Thanks for the advice. Sorry to annoy you. =) I am not an expert on
packaging, and I'm doing my best to help people experience OpenShot. As we
move forward, I'm assuming we'll get better and better packaging
contributors, and soon we should not make mistakes like this. Hopefully.

Thanks again,
-Jonathan

On Fri, Nov 20, 2009 at 3:48 PM, Bachsau <email address hidden> wrote:

> Public bug reported:
>
> FHS states more than clearly, that a package should touch the directorys
> under /usr/local under NO conditions and NEVER, NEVER, NEVER. This is a
> part of the filesystem for .tar.gz or binary installers. And I don't
> want any package files fooling around there, because people don't
> understand the purpose of this dir.
>
> I'm very annoyed about this!
>
> ** Affects: openshot
> Importance: Undecided
> Status: New
>
> --
> NEVER use /usr/local with packages!
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/486064
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> Status in OpenShot Video Editor: New
>
> Bug description:
> FHS states more than clearly, that a package should touch the directorys
> under /usr/local under NO conditions and NEVER, NEVER, NEVER. This is a part
> of the filesystem for .tar.gz or binary installers. And I don't want any
> package files fooling around there, because people don't understand the
> purpose of this dir.
>
> I'm very annoyed about this!
>
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[Bachsau (bachsau)]

I'm sorry, if this really happened by lack of knowledge. :)

Just thought I would get some kind of weird explanation now, stating why this must be like it is. Sorry again.