[Pkg-uml-pkgs] Bug#367132: user-mode-linux: Please change the default uml_switch.ctl path

[Mattia Dongili]

On Sun, May 14, 2006 at 02:57:50PM +0200, Hilko Bengen wrote:
> Mattia Dongili <malattia at linux.it> writes:
> 
> > On Sun, May 14, 2006 at 12:55:02PM +0200, Hilko Bengen wrote:
> >> Since the default path is only a minor deviation from upstream and
> > But it will break setups for people willing to roll their own uml
> > kernels (or using binaries from sources other than debian's).
> 
> I believe that a distribution should make things easy for those users
> who wish to use the distro's mechanisms, while not making things
> impossible for users who want to use their locally-built software.
> 
> The latter group usually tends to know what they are doing; at least
> I'd expect them to. Therefore, I'd rather burden them to put that
> extra socket argument into their scripts.

then also moving the UML_SWITCH_CTL variable to
/etc/defaults/uml-utilites can improve usability for them.

> >> since it will benefit users who use the mechanisms added by the
> >> uml-utlities package, I'd rather have the patch applied again.
> >
> > why not simply change our script to use the default in /tmp?
> 
> That one is easy. ;-)
> 
> Quoting from the FHS:
> 
> ,----[ /usr/share/doc/debian-policy/fhs/fhs-2.3.txt.gz ]
> | /var/run : Run-time variable data
> | 
> | [...]
> | 
> | Requirements
> | 
> | [...]
> | 
> | System programs that maintain transient UNIX-domain sockets must
> | place them in this directory.
> `----

got it. Shame on me for not reading the full paragraph before replying
;)

thanks
-- 
mattia
:wq!