Re: [Fedora-packaging] Where to install examples to?

On Fri, 2005-07-08 at 09:38 +0200, Ralf Corsepius wrote:

Hi,

I am observing packages in FE installing examples/demos to /usr/bin.

Do people agree upon this to be good packaging practice or not?

IMO, it is not, because

• This gradually fills up /usr/bin.
• Many such examples/demos are semi-functional or less and have never

been designed to be used by the public.

I'd recommend to install examples/demos to either /usr/lib/<package>/ or even to /usr/share/doc/<package>

Opinions, comments?

I'm in agreement - though some demos/examples actually are functional, if they are only intended to be demos/examples they should (imho) be in /usr/share/doc/

That's traditionally where I have found them (IE gst-python demos - some of which are useful as stand alone)