Subj : MBSE and FHS
To : Michiel Broek
From : Rj Clay
Date : Sat Apr 20 2013 01:40 pm
Hi Michiel!
19 Apr 13 20:20, you wrote to me:
RC>> MB> But the most important thing is the typical access and ownership
RC>> MB> of all the directories that mbse uses.
RC>>
RC>> True, but I think that all taken care of.
MB> Ok.
At least in so far as that is initially set up during the package install.
That it continues and maintains file access and ownership as necessary and
without issues during operation is another thing entirely ...<g>
RC>> MB> Where would you point that to?
RC>>
RC>> Which "that" are you referring to there? If to MBSE_ROOT
RC>> itself, that would default to '/usr/lib/mbsebbs'. The *.data
RC>> files I'd default to having in '/var/lib/mbsebbs' which would
RC>> require code changes. ....
MB> Since most data then would go into /var/lib/mbsebbs I would point the
MB> MBSE_ROOT variable to that location.
But isn't that variable also used for things like running the binaries?
RC>> MB> So ask yourself this, is it worth changing it?
RC>>
RC>> I think it is...<g> And at least for whatever I do for the
RC>> Debian packaging, I'll be doing so.
MB> Let me know when it's finished, I'm just curious how it goes.
