[Pm-utils] Move pm/functions and hooks to /usr/lib or /usr/share

[Holger Macht]

On Mon 05. Mar - 23:41:38, Richard Hughes wrote:
> On 05/03/07, Holger Macht <hmacht at suse.de> wrote:
> >On Tue 06. Mar - 00:21:56, Michael Biebl wrote:
> >> 2007/3/5, Holger Macht <hmacht at suse.de>:
> >> >On Mon 05. Mar - 22:38:57, Tim Dijkstra wrote:
> >> >> Hi,
> >> >>
> >> >> This has come up before already, but without conclusion I think, so
> >> >> here goes...
> >> >>
> >> >> I think (and the FHS with me) that /etc is the wrong place for
> >> >> pm/functions and pm/hooks, etc. They are not supposed to be edited by the
> >> >> sysadmin.
> >> >>
> >> >> A better place would be /usr/lib IMHO, the FHS:
> >> >>
> >> >>    /usr/lib includes object files, libraries, and internal binaries that
> >> >>    are not intended to be executed directly by users or shell scripts.
> >> >>
> >> >> Some people would say /usr/share:
> >> >>
> >> >>   The /usr/share hierarchy is for all read-only architecture independent
> >> >>   data files
> >> >>
> >> >> Apart from this, maybe we do want to allow the admin to install additional,
> >> >> custom hooks in /etc/pm/hooks. Should these be executed before, after or
> >> >> sorted in between the hooks form the packages, what do you think?
> >> >
> >> >Hm, the admin configures pm-utils below /etc/pm and puts additional hooks
> >> >into /usr/lib/pm/...? What would be wrong with that?
> >> >
> >>
> >> I agree with Tim that /etc/pm/functions should be put into /usr/lib/pm.
> >
> >Me too.
> >
> >> The problem about the hooks is, that they are activated/deactivated
> >> via the x-bit. It would be a bit odd to have to change the x bit of a
> >> file in /usr/lib/pm.
> >>
> >> Maybe using symlinks would be a better idea anyway, similar to /etc/init.d
> >
> >I think this sounds reasonable. Something like a symlink from
> >/etc/pm/hooks to /usr/lib/pm/hooks or the like?
> 
> If we are changing the hooks location, can we make it sleep.d and not hooks?

Would be ok with me.

Regards,
	Holger