From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Hans Reiser Subject: Re: need opinions from sysadmins on where reiser4progs should install Date: Sun, 20 Nov 2005 23:09:01 -0800 Message-ID: <4381728D.7030300@namesys.com> References: <20051120040723.GA1392@148.Red-217-126-33.pooles.rima-tde.net.> <20051120115529.633B1177A@philou.gramoulle.local> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Return-path: list-help: list-unsubscribe: list-post: Errors-To: flx@namesys.com In-Reply-To: <20051120115529.633B1177A@philou.gramoulle.local> List-Id: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" To: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Philippe_Gramoull=E9?= Cc: reiserfs-list@namesys.com, vitaly@thebsh.namesys.com Philippe Gramoull=E9 wrote: >Hello, > >On Sun, 20 Nov 2005 05:07:23 +0100 >rvalles wrote: > > | When I run make install on something and haven't specified a prefix on > | configure, I expect /usr/local to be used. If I wanted /, I'd have > | specified that on configure time. If it installed in / by default, it > | would, often, hit the "sacred package-system managed area" of the VFS > | tree annoying people like me to a very great extend, so please don't. > >While i totally agree with you for standard packages, well i based my choi= ce >on actual experience of the last past six years of use with reiserfs V3. > >I can't remember how many times i heard Namesys team say " Install the lat= est >& greatest reiserfsck", how many times distro thought they knew reiserfspr= ogs >internals better than Namesys and customized it to the point where it would >eventually break. > >Of course, i can live with a manual install of reiser(fs|4)progs, so i don= 't >really mind, but talking of support, it can make quite a difference to Nam= esys >in terms of support, and annoyance with bug reports that could have been e= asily >avoided. > =20 > Ok, I propose the following: search the standard locations for where it is currently, tell the user, ask the user if they want to rename those versions to *.old if the install of the new one succeeds, and then prompt for the install location with /sbin as the suggested default. I think that unlike other user installed programs, fsck does not belong in /usr/local. I think Philippe's point that old versions are dangerous is quite valid. >Final decision will still be Namesys call, but hopefully this whole thread= gave >them some valuable input to make the best decision. > >Thanks, > >Philippe > > > =20 >