[Server-devel] Defining where to store files in Java (and Python, Perl, etc) packages

2008-03-24 Thread Martin Langhoff
[resend from my sub'd address] Walter, SJ, list I've drafted this pagehttp://wiki.laptop.org/go/XS_Directory_Layout as a quick informational guide for what layout we expect from an RPM (or deb) package. The short of it is: follow Debian's FHS, and we might grant (and document there) excep

[Server-devel] Defining where to store files in Java (and Python, Perl, etc) packages

2008-03-25 Thread Martin Langhoff
Walter, SJ, list I've drafted this pagehttp://wiki.laptop.org/go/XS_Directory_Layout as a quick informational guide for what layout we expect from an RPM (or deb) package. The short of it is: follow Debian's FHS, and we might grant (and document there) exceptions as we learn more about the limits

Re: [Server-devel] Defining where to store files in Java (and Python, Perl, etc) packages

2008-03-24 Thread Dennis Gilmore
On Monday 24 March 2008, Martin Langhoff wrote: > [resend from my sub'd address] > Walter, SJ, list > > I've drafted this pagehttp://wiki.laptop.org/go/XS_Directory_Layout as > a quick informational guide for what layout we expect from an RPM (or > deb) package. The short of it is: follow De

Re: [Server-devel] Defining where to store files in Java (and Python, Perl, etc) packages

2008-03-25 Thread Ernie Ghiglione
Hi Martin, > Ernie - you know more about Java packaging, perhaps this is a good > chance to help us. The Debian policy on Java is probably a bit > stale, > we can be more pragmatic where appropriate. Thanks for that. We have started putting together a deb package for LAMS, so most like

Re: [Server-devel] Defining where to store files in Java (and Python, Perl, etc) packages

2008-03-25 Thread Martin Langhoff
On Mon, Mar 24, 2008 at 4:40 PM, Dennis Gilmore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > As we are based on Fedora I suggest that we follow fedora's packaging > guidelines. http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging/Guidelines The Java > guidelines are currently being updated Agreed. When I looked at those

Re: [Server-devel] Defining where to store files in Java (and Python, Perl, etc) packages

2008-03-25 Thread Dennis Gilmore
On Tuesday 25 March 2008, Martin Langhoff wrote: > On Mon, Mar 24, 2008 at 4:40 PM, Dennis Gilmore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > As we are based on Fedora I suggest that we follow fedora's packaging > > guidelines. http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging/Guidelines The > > Java guidelines are