packaging-committee

#624 Drop references to /bin and /sbin
Closed: Fixed Opened by sgallagh.

Closed: Fixed
Reopen Issue

I noticed today that https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging:Guidelines#Binaries_in_.2Fbin_and_.2Fsbin exists and has the text: "Binaries placed into /bin and /sbin must not depend upon libraries stored in /usr/lib (or /usr/lib64). Binaries which depend on libraries in /usr/lib* must live in either /usr/bin or /usr/sbin."

Since we no longer have a separate /bin or /sbin directory since the UsrMove change, we should just drop this entirely.

We discussed this at this weeks meeting (http://meetbot.fedoraproject.org/fedora-meeting-1/2016-05-12/fpc.2016-05-12-16.03.txt):

  • 624 Drop references to /bin and /sbin (geppetto, 16:44:04)

  • ACTION: Drop references to /bin and /sbin not linking to /usr/lib*
    (+1:7, 0:0, -1:0) (geppetto, 16:49:15)

Announcement text:

The outdated section restricting dependencies between /bin and /usr has been removed.

  • https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging:Guidelines
  • https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging:Guidelines#Binaries_in_.2Fbin_and_.2Fsbin (now deleted)
  • https://fedorahosted.org/fpc/ticket/624

Metadata Update from @james:
- Issue assigned to tibbs
Metadata
None
None
None
None
Static archive. pagure.io was sunset in 2026; this is a read-only snapshot.
Red Hat Logo

Fedora is sponsored by Red Hat. Learn more about the relationship between Red Hat and Fedora »

© Red Hat, Inc. and others.