[arch-dev-public] Libexec policy?

[Allan McRae]

On 03/09/11 18:05, Jan Steffens wrote:
> I've been wondering why we do not have /usr/libexec.
>
> The GNOME packages apparently use --libexecdir=/usr/lib/$pkgname.
> We've been running into problems with GNOME 3.2 because increasingly
> more components depend on the libexecdir being the same across all
> packages (we already had this problem in GDM, where we currently
> patch).
>
> The other option, used by a few other packages, seems to be using
> --libexecdir=/usr/lib, which seems the next best solution to me. That
> is, if /usr/libexec is not available.
>
> Comments?
>


I think the general reason is that the libexec directory is not 
specified in the FHS.  Have not looked at the latest draft though...

Importantly, /usr/lib/ is not excluded from having binaries.
"/usr/lib includes object files, libraries, and internal binaries that
are not intended to be executed directly by users or shell scripts."

As far as --libexecdir=/usr/lib vs /usr/lib/$pkgname, I think that 
really depends how much is being shoved in /usr/lib.  Could you use 
/usr/lib/gnome?

Allan