[Fedora-directory-users] FHS packaging - combine old and new with symlinks

[Mark A. Schwenk]

Richard Megginson wrote:
> That's bad, and exactly what would/could happen with my proposal.  Even 
> if we swap the direction of the symlinks, it would still break in the 
> other way i.e. if you tried to do the same thing under 
> /opt/fedora-ds/slapd-instance/config - and if you tried to 
> backup/restore with tar, you would either be getting only the symlinks, 
> or if following symlinks, they would be broken upon restore.
> 
> So, is there a way to have both?  If not symlinks, then what?

I don't think there is a way to have both that doesn't create more 
problems that it solves.  If moving to FHS right now doesn't have lots 
of clear advantages, perhaps things should stay as they are and energies 
  more fruitfully applied to other issues.

-Mark Schwenk