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<P><FONT SIZE=2>> -----Original Message-----</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> From: Bart Whiteley [<A HREF="mailto:bwhiteley@novell.com">mailto:bwhiteley@novell.com</A>]</FONT>
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<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> Are you saying that you are opposed to allowing /opt/<provider>/bin</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> and /opt/<provider>/lib? Your PATH of "/opt/*/bin:/opt/*/*/bin" would</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> still work in this case. </FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>No, you cut out the part where I said I proposed to let the provider create any path after /opt/<provider> at any depth and install pacages way down that tree resulting in installation locations line /opt/provider/3/4/5/6/7/8/9/package/bin.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> On Monday 02 June 2003 02:02 am, Beerse, Corné wrote:</FONT>
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<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> > Now it is monday morning, with a fresh cup of coffee, I think there is a</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> > disadvantage, one cannot create a $PATH with `set path="/opt/*/bin</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> > /opt/*/*/bin /opt/*/*/*/bin"` since the ultimate depth of the path is not</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> > known.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>With this $PATH setting, the packages binaries are not found in the above location.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Hence, the depth of the (default) location should be somehow restricted. But on the other hand, the restriction should not be a feature-killing, workaround-creating limit. So there sould be a place for /opt/<provider>/<bundle>/<package>/bin/... but a location like /opt/<provider>/<devision>/<bundle>/<variant>/<package>/<version>/bin... is at least a verry bad example...</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>Keep in mind, its just a default location, relocatability should prevail.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>CBee</FONT>
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