Hi Shigio, Thanks for the explanation.
On Thu, Apr 10, 2014 at 1:03 PM, Shigio YAMAGUCHI <shi...@gnu.org> wrote: > Hi Punit, >> <localstatedir> resolves to '/usr/var' which throws a lintian warning >> as this location doesn't conform to Debian File Hierarchy Standard. >> Can you please explain what is the role of this folder and how it is >> used? Perhaps there is a more standard debian location where I can >> install this to. > > The role of <localstatedir> is defined in the GNU's standards. > Please see the following site: > http://www.gnu.org/prep/standards/html_node/Directory-Variables.html > > Htags uses '<localstatedir>/gtags/sitekeys/' as a database of > project directories. > So the aim is to have a mapping from sitekeys to actual project directories containing the generated HTML. >> From my understanding, bless.sh writes the location of the current >> folder (pwd) into '<localstatedir>/gtags/sitekeys/<key>'. Can you >> explain how this information is used then? > > The current folder means 'HTML' directory in the project. Since the > --system-cgi option uses CGI programs in the system area which is > out of the project, the programs need a help for reach there. > Ok. Am I correct in understanding that the actual system cgi script is not provided by global but it is to be created by the user or system administrator. I am looking to see if there's an obvious way to package this. I might resort to turning this feature off in the first update and then add it to the package as I understand better what is needed on the packaging side. > Please ask me again, if my explanation is insufficient. Thanks for your help. My primary motivation is to update the package as soon as possible for the majority of the users and then address any issues incrementally. Your explanation is most helpful. Punit > -- > Shigio YAMAGUCHI <shi...@gnu.org> > PGP fingerprint: D1CB 0B89 B346 4AB6 5663 C4B6 3CA5 BBB3 57BE DDA3 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
