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GoboLinux symlinks everything into an FHS-ish structure under /System/Index/ so you still have a single place where binaries/libraries/includes/etc. live. (The
by JonathonW 5y ago
GoboLinux symlinks everything into an FHS-ish structure under /System/Index/ so you still have a single place where binaries/libraries/includes/etc. live. (There are also symlinks from /usr/lib, /usr/bin, and others into /System/Index/ for compatibility with programs where those might be hardcoded.)
- short12 5y agoThat actually seems like some low hanging fruit to go on a commit spree correcting code that hard codes paths
- oblio 5y agoGoboLinux is old enough to vote in most countries. So either those low hanging fruits are higher than they seem, or we're all just a bunch of dwarves. My bet is on the second option.
- matheusmoreira 5y agoIt is low hanging fruit as far as the software is concerned. Simply parameterize all paths. Will upstream accept such patches though? Sounds unlikely to me.