Justin Haaheim writes: > It would seem to me that there should be a file system map -- perhaps > a text file in /etc -- that would layout the structure for the > filesystem. It could be made to be more specific (i.e. you could > layout things > like putting dotfiles into their folder.), but it could also be as > general as "general-programs: /usr/lib/, general-binaries: /usr/bin/." Yes, that would be great idea. Every program should be forced to consult a non-standard file anytime it needs to access something. There is a reason symlinks exist. If everything is not put into a standard and consistent location, things don't work. Read this for more info: http://cr.yp.to/slashpackage/finding.html http://cr.yp.to/slashpackage/studies.html -- David Phillips <david at acz.org> http://david.acz.org/ _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list