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Re: SEUL: Common SEUL/e-linux tools needed



On Thu, 8 Jan 1998, Erik Walthinsen wrote:

> 
> There is no way for a package designed for a significantly different distrib, 
> because files are in different locations.  Even if it's a minor change, it 
> can be deadly.  What if one distrib puts it's SysVInit scripts in one set of 
> dirs, but the package puts them in another?  No workee.
> 
That's why a standardized directory structure is such a valuable thing.
SysVinit ALWAYS puts it's init files in /etc/rc.d, because that's where
the FSSTND says it should be.
TTYL!

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