David.Comay at sun.com wrote:
>
>>> SUNWmutt/protoype_com:
>>>
>>> o line 120ff: Is there a reason that message files are going in
>>> /usr/share, rather than /usr/lib?
>>>
>> mutt elects to put them there, and there appears to be precedent:
>> SUNWpostgr-libs and SUNWgnome-dtlogin-integration, among others, also
>> prefer /usr/share.
>>
>
> I think Norm Jacobs can provide some guidance here because I never can
> remember the correct convention.
>
This is the location that was recommended and agreed upon when we
reworked some of the rules to move away from monolithic message, header,
man, ... packages in SFW. At that time we got G11N to agree to letting
us split the monolithic message file package along with guidance on what
to deliver. It is the documented location in the README for the SFW
gate (http://sfwnv/README.txt) under "Integration Rules", item 8
8. All message files must be delivered in your packages as binary
message files (.mo). Your open source software component should
be built such that these message files are installed under
/usr/share/locale.
-Norm
