[DRE-maint] Bug#448639: rubygems and FHS compliance in Debian and Ubuntu

[Tim Olsen]

On 08/26/2010 01:51 PM, Clint Byrum wrote:
> FHS defines the purpose of /usr/local as such:
> 
> "The /usr/local hierarchy is for use by the system administrator when
> installing software locally. It needs to be safe from being overwritten
> when the system software is updated. It may be used for programs and
> data that are shareable amongst a group of hosts, but not found in /usr.

Let's say hypothetically that we change Debian's rubygems to use
/usr/local.  Is it guaranteed that the rubygems will not touch
/usr/local when rubygems is upgraded?  If not, then /usr/local would not
be "safe from being overwritten when the system software is updated."

Tim