Re: Question about package usage of /opt

2009-06-08 Thread LD 'Gus' Landis
Hi Jan, et al, Re: Use of /usr/share - Is there a registry for names under /usr/share? I would prefer having a known space that does not conflict with others. (e.g. /usr/share/fwslc). - Is it "ok" to have symlinks in the local instance directory structure to said /usr/share area. NOTE:

Re: Question about package usage of /opt

2009-06-05 Thread Jan Claeys
Op vrijdag 05-06-2009 om 06:13 uur [tijdzone -0600], schreef LD 'Gus' Landis: > So, I would think that a good way to "package" Cache > would be to have it stored somewhere (under /usr/share??), /usr/share is for platform-independent files, which I doubt is true for Caché? (Some years ago I fo

Re: Question about package usage of /opt

2009-06-05 Thread LD 'Gus' Landis
Pau, Great! Relative to packaging, IMO, there is something quite different about ISC Cache from FNIS GT.M, and I think has significant installation ramifications. When I say "database instance", think Cache "environment". The GT.M software can be completely isolated from the actua

Re: Question about package usage of /opt

2009-06-04 Thread Pau Garcia i Quiles
Hello, Unrelated but still might be interesting: I'm packaging Intersystems Caché, which is the only other MUMPS database still alive. It seems like Ubuntu will be the best OS for MUMPS :-) On Thu, Jun 4, 2009 at 10:45 PM, LD 'Gus' Landis wrote: > Hi, > >  We are planning to create a package for

Question about package usage of /opt

2009-06-04 Thread LD 'Gus' Landis
Hi, We are planning to create a package for the GT.M database, provided by Fidelity National Information Systems. http://www.fidelityinfoservices.com/FNFIS/Markets/NonFinancialIndustries/Healthcare/GTM/ Fidelity has officially secured the /opt/lsb-gtm space at http://www.lanana.org/lsb