PROPOSAL: /opt/<provider>/<package>/]

George Kraft <[email protected]> 27 May 2003 17:44:25 -0500

Newsgroups	gmane.linux.lsb.discuss
Organization	IBM
Message-ID	<1054075465.11045.58.camel@gkraft4>

The FHS v2.2 section 3.12 reads, add-on application software packages go
in /opt/<package>/.  Where <package> would be a "lsb-application_name"
or "lsb-provider-application_name" LANANA registered name resulting is
something like "/opt/lsb-bricks/" or "/opt/lsb-acme-bricks/" .

http://www.pathname.com/fhs/2.2/fhs-3.12.html

http://www.linuxbase.org/spec/refspecs/LSB_1.3.0/gLSB/gLSB/pkgnameconv.html

The notion of /opt/<provider>/<package>/ (e.g., /opt/acme/lsb-bricks/)
was suggested in a comment to the Linux Journal, November 2000, issue 79
article entitled "Where to Install My Products on Linux?".  In addition,
it appears this nomenclature was assumed by some of the LSB workgroup
members.

http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=4121

It is proposed that in addition to the /opt/<package>/ specified by the
FHS and LSB, that we officially add /opt/<provider>/<package>/.  This
would allow possible large collection of applications by certain
providers to be organized under their reserved /opt/ subdirectory.

Suggested actions.

1) Adoption by the FHS workgroup and inclusion in FHS v2.3
2) Adoption by the LSB workgroup and inclusion in the LSB v1.3 errata,
   and LSB v1.9.
3) Adoption by the LANANA workgroup and extension of the registered
   provider name to include /opt/ subdirectories.

George (gk4)

fhs22.patch (text/x-patch, 2.9 KB)

*** draft.mm.orig	2003-05-27 17:27:25.000000000 -0500
--- draft.mm	2003-05-27 17:35:54.000000000 -0500
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*** 873,886 ****
  software packages.
  .P
  A package to be installed in \f(CW/opt\fP must locate its static files
! in a separate \f(CW/opt/<package>\fP directory tree, where
! \f(CW<package>\fP is a name that describes the software package.
  .P
  .H 3 "Requirements"
  .PS
  copy "dirgraph.pic"
  dir("/opt","Add-on application software packages")
  sub("<package>","Static package objects")
  .PE
  The directories \f(CW/opt/bin\fP, \f(CW/opt/doc\fP,
  \f(CW/opt/include\fP, \f(CW/opt/info\fP, \f(CW/opt/lib\fP, and
--- 873,889 ----
  software packages.
  .P
  A package to be installed in \f(CW/opt\fP must locate its static files
! in a separate \f(CW/opt/<package>\fP or \f(CW/opt/<provider>/<package>\fP 
! directory tree, where \f(CW<package>\fP is a name that describes the 
! software package and \f(CW<provider>\fP is the provider's LANANA registered
! name.
  .P
  .H 3 "Requirements"
  .PS
  copy "dirgraph.pic"
  dir("/opt","Add-on application software packages")
  sub("<package>","Static package objects")
+ sub("<provider>","LANANA registered provider name")
  .PE
  The directories \f(CW/opt/bin\fP, \f(CW/opt/doc\fP,
  \f(CW/opt/include\fP, \f(CW/opt/info\fP, \f(CW/opt/lib\fP, and
***************
*** 891,906 ****
  reserved directories.
  .P
  Programs to be invoked by users must be located in the directory
! \f(CW/opt/<package>/bin\fP. If the package includes \*(Ux manual pages,
! they must be located in \f(CW/opt/<package>/man\fP and the same
! substructure as \f(CW/usr/share/man\fP must be used.
  .P
  Package files that are variable (change in normal operation) must be
! installed in \f(CW/var/opt\fP.  See the section on \f(CW/var/opt\fP for
! more information.
  .P
  Host-specific configuration files must be installed in
! \f(CW/etc/opt\fP.  See the section on \f(CW/etc\fP for more information.
  .P
  No other package files may exist outside the \f(CW/opt\fP,
  \f(CW/var/opt\fP, and \f(CW/etc/opt\fP hierarchies except for those
--- 894,910 ----
  reserved directories.
  .P
  Programs to be invoked by users must be located in the directory
! \f(CW/opt/<package>/bin\fP or \f(CW/opt/<provider>/<package>/bin\fP. 
! If the package includes \*(Ux manual pages, they must be located in 
! \f(CW/opt/<package>/man\fP or \f(CW/opt/<provider>/<package>/man\fP,
! and the same substructure as \f(CW/usr/share/man\fP must be used.
  .P
  Package files that are variable (change in normal operation) must be
! installed in \f(CW/var/opt\fP or \f(CW/var/opt/<provider>\fP.  See the 
! section on \f(CW/var/opt\fP for more information.
  .P
  Host-specific configuration files must be installed in
! \f(CW/etc/opt\fP or \f(CW/etc/opt/<provider>\fP.  See the section on \f(CW/etc\fP for more information.
  .P
  No other package files may exist outside the \f(CW/opt\fP,
  \f(CW/var/opt\fP, and \f(CW/etc/opt\fP hierarchies except for those