RPM - spec - Directory Standarization

From OS2World.Com Wiki
Jump to navigation Jump to search

FHS structure is making me crazy and I need to write down things since I forget how that FHS craziness works.

USR Directory

   $XDG_DATA_DIRS (default: "/usr/local/share/:/usr/share/"): precedence-ordered set of system data directories.
   $XDG_CONFIG_DIRS (default: "/etc/xdg"): precedence-ordered set of system configuration directories.


Where Name 1 SPECS (RPM) Comments
@unixroot/usr/bin Binaries %{_bindir} EXE files goes here
@unixroot/usr/lib Libraries %{_libdir} DLL files goes here
@unixroot/usr/share/ DataDir %{_datadir} Any apps files goes here. Images, sounds, etc.
@unixroot/usr/share/doc/ %doc TXT files goes here
@unixroot/usr/share/man %{_mandir} MAN files goes here
@unixroot/usr/share/os2/help HLP Files here

HOME Directory

Your application should store and load data and configuration files to/from the directories pointed by the following environment variables:

   $XDG_DATA_HOME (default: "$HOME/.local/share"): user-specific data files.
   $XDG_CONFIG_HOME (default: "$HOME/.config"): user-specific configuration files.
   $XDG_CACHE_HOME (default: "$HOME/.cache"): user-specific non-essential data files.

You should first determine if the file in question is:

   A configuration file ($XDG_CONFIG_HOME:$XDG_CONFIG_DIRS);
   A data file ($XDG_DATA_HOME:$XDG_DATA_DIRS); or
   A non-essential (cache) file ($XDG_CACHE_HOME).

VAR

Where Name 1 SPECS (RPM) Comments
@unixroot/var/tmp %{_tmppath} Temporary Path
@unixroot/var %{_var} var pat

OTHERS

Where Name 1 SPECS (RPM) Comments
C:PROGRAMS %{env:PROGRAMS} Brings the variable from "SET PROGRAMS=" withoout the backslash
C:\PROGRAMS $PROGRAMS Brings the variable from "SET PROGRAMS=", full path.

Links