On Thu, Feb 28, 2008 at 12:26:57PM -0600, Norm Jacobs wrote:

> 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.

Ah, okay.  Thanks, Norm.  I'm a bit confused, then, why all the core OS
messages are in .mo files in /usr/lib/locale, but perhaps that's the bug
now ...

Danek

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