Re: %files directive with relocation in %install

[Matthew Miller <mattdm mattdm org>]

On Tue, Jun 27, 2006 at 07:57:59PM -0700, Wichmann, Mats D wrote:
> >The FHS, being OS- and PM-agnostic, allows for /opt, but its use on an
> >RPM-based system is counterproductive and foolhardy.
> Only if you believe every rpm package to be installed is
> targeted to that system (distribution).  Once you start
> looking at packages that claim to be distribution-agnostic
> things break down unless there are some external rules.

In general, those packages don't work well. They end up not being pretty on
any distribution (except maybe the one they're really made on and for
despite the intention).

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