Re: %files directive with relocation in %install

[Jeff Johnson <n3npq jbj gmail com>]

On Jun 27, 2006, at 7:36 PM, Wichmann, Mats D wrote:

> > > Okay. So should I stick with 'Prefix: /usr/local' and %{prefix}?
> >
> > Only if you're going to use /usr/local.  But you shouldn't.
> >
> > If your package is not relocatable, don't use Prefix: at all.
> >
> > > Also, can you elaborate on the 'misguidedly'. I was originally going
> > > to set the prefix to /usr but someone on my team told me that
> > > /usr/local is where non-system installed packages should go.
> > >
> > > I originally thought that /usr was for ANY managed package, and
> > > /usr/local was for things compiled from source. Is that the correct
> > > interpretation.
> >
> > Yes, you are correct.  Your teammate is wrong.
>
> If you're not a distribution provider, you should not be
> putting things in the distribution provider's space (/usr).
>
> http://www.pathname.com/fhs/

So where does LSB install executables?

73 de Jeff