Re: [MiNT] Sparemint and FHS

[joska@nuts.edu (Jo Even Skarstein)]

On Mon, 6 Sep 1999 20:32:44 +0300 (EEST), Martin-Eric Racine wrote:

> > And if you think twice I think you know why - you're using your own
> > FHS-hacked programs. Now what happens when utmp/wtmp is updated and
> > put in the path recommended by FHS? Your programs will not work, you
> > have to rebuild them again and all your efforts are wasted...
>
> If you re-read what I wrote, you'll realize it's the other way around:
> my own stuff works fine, because it already uses FHS paths;  Sparemint
> doesn't, because it uses a mixture of KGMD and Red Hat.

I think you should re-read what I wrote - *your* stuff works fine with
*your* FHS-setup. But it won't work with updated utmp/wtmp in the
FHS-recommended paths, you'll have to rebuild your programs again.


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