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
