root-system should be single package and outside default paths

David Bremner david at tethera.net
Thu Feb 25 21:10:49 UTC 2016


Philipp Klenze <hq.ks at web.de> writes:

> Hello,
> I would like you to ask to reassess the organization of CERNs ROOT 
> framework in the Debian package system.
>
> Currently, it is split into around 96 packages and gets installed all 
> over the system, e.g. in /usr/bin/, /usr/lib/$ARCH/root5-34, 
> /usr/include/root/ and /etc/root.

The location of files in the filesystem is probably a consequence of 

     https://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-opersys.html#s9.1

Since that's a policy must, it's pretty non-negotiable.

d



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