Hello, On Tue, Jul 03 2018, Simon McVittie wrote:
> How about the attached patch? Seconded: >>From 5205d0a50465cf422f1040d9395d5ea83dbfde5f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 > From: Simon McVittie <s...@debian.org> > Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2018 11:43:04 +0100 > Subject: [PATCH 3/3] Update to FHS v3.0 > > Notable changes that this causes: > > * A GNU-style /usr/libexec is now allowed. > > Notable non-changes: > > * /usr/games, /usr/share/games and /usr/lib/games were optional in > FHS 2.3, and are still optional. It is up to us whether we want > to keep using those directories. > > Drop our special exception for /run, and replace it with a requirement > that /var/run and /var/lock are symlinks to /run and /run/lock > respectively. The FHS does not mandate that these directories are > symlinked or bind-mounted (although I think it should) and some > misguided distributions make /run and /var/run non-equivalent, but they > have always been equivalent on Debian. > > Drop our special exception for /sys, which is now standardized in the > FHS. > > Relax the requirement to create /usr/local/share/color to a > recommendation to avoid making 6 packages immediately noncompliant. > > Add a special exception for /usr/bin/mh/ for now, restoring the FHS > 2.3 situation (dropping this might be a good idea, but should be > disussed with the nmh and mailutils-mh maintainers if desired). > > Signed-off-by: Simon McVittie <s...@debian.org> > Closes: #787816 > --- > policy/ch-opersys.rst | 33 +++++++++++++-------------------- > 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 20 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/policy/ch-opersys.rst b/policy/ch-opersys.rst > index f9f878f..cded697 100644 > --- a/policy/ch-opersys.rst > +++ b/policy/ch-opersys.rst > @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ File System Structure > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > The location of all files and directories must comply with the > -Filesystem Hierarchy Standard (FHS), version 2.3, with the exceptions > +Filesystem Hierarchy Standard (FHS), version 3.0, with the exceptions > noted below, and except where doing so would violate other terms of > Debian Policy. The following exceptions to the FHS apply: > > @@ -34,9 +34,8 @@ Debian Policy. The following exceptions to the FHS apply: > is recommended the configuration files not start with the '.' > character. > > -3. The requirement for amd64 to use ``/lib64`` for 64 bit binaries is > - removed. Only the dynamic linker and libc are allowed to use this > - directory. > +3. Only the dynamic linker and libc are allowed to install files > + in ``/lib64``. > > 4. The requirement for object files, internal binaries, and libraries, > including ``libc.so.*``, to be located directly under ``/lib{,32}`` > @@ -76,20 +75,13 @@ Debian Policy. The following exceptions to the FHS apply: > ``/etc``, or at least are symlinked there, is relaxed to a > recommendation. > > -8. The additional directory ``/run`` in the root file system is > - allowed. ``/run`` replaces ``/var/run``, and the subdirectory > - ``/run/lock`` replaces ``/var/lock``, with the ``/var`` directories > - replaced by symlinks for backwards compatibility. ``/run`` and > - ``/run/lock`` must follow all of the requirements in the FHS for > - ``/var/run`` and ``/var/lock``, respectively, such as file naming > - conventions, file format requirements, or the requirement that files > - be cleared during the boot process. Files and directories residing > - in ``/run`` should be stored on a temporary file system. > +8. ``/var/run`` is required to be a symbolic link to ``/run``, > + and ``/var/lock`` is required to be a symbolic link to ``/run/lock``. > > -9. The ``/sys`` directory in the root filesystem is additionally > - allowed. [#]_ > +9. The ``/var/www`` directory is additionally allowed. > > -10. The ``/var/www`` directory is additionally allowed. > +10. The requirement for ``/usr/local/share/color`` to exist if > + ``/usr/share/color`` exists is relaxed to a recommendation. > > 11. The requirement for ``/usr/local/libqual`` to exist if ``/libqual`` > or ``/usr/libqual`` exists (where ``libqual`` is a variant of > @@ -98,6 +90,11 @@ Debian Policy. The following exceptions to the FHS apply: > 12. On GNU/Hurd systems, the following additional directories are > allowed in the root filesystem: ``/hurd`` and ``/servers``. [#]_ > > +13. As an exception to the requirement for there to be no subdirectories > + in ``/usr/bin``, the ``mh`` mail-handling suite may create > + ``/usr/bin/mh/``, as was allowed in FHS version 2.3. Other > + subdirectories are not allowed. > + > The version of this document referred here can be found in the > ``debian-policy`` package or on `FHS (Debian > copy) <https://www.debian.org/doc/packaging-manuals/fhs/>`_ alongside > @@ -1028,10 +1025,6 @@ Debian, so this section has been removed. > This is necessary for architecture-dependent headers file to coexist > in a ``multiarch`` setup. > > -.. [#] > - This directory is used as mount point to mount virtual filesystems to > - get access to kernel information. > - > .. [#] > These directories are used to store translators and as a set of > standard names for mount points, respectively. -- Sean Whitton
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