[OpenAFS-devel] MODVERSIONS patch

Sam Hartman hartmans@mit.edu
25 Jan 2001 19:00:58 -0500


>>>>> "Derek" == Derek Atkins <warlord@MIT.EDU> writes:

    Derek> Daniel Jacobowitz <dmj+afs@andrew.cmu.edu> writes:
    >> > Um.. /usr/vice/etc/modload, like on all other AFS Platforms?
    >> ;)
    >> 
    >> It does no harm to put it in with the others; and the FHS is
    >> rendered greatly wroth by /usr/vice :)

    Derek> I will admit I'm being pedantic, but it's nice to have
    Derek> OpenAFS be OpenAFS, regardless of the platform.  OpenAFS !=
    Derek> Linux-AFS, and therefore should not be dependent on
    Derek> Linux-specific things.  The FHS is certainly not an
    Derek> industry standard, so following it (even if it would be the
    Derek> "right thing") need not be an OpenAFS goal.

But following something roughly approximating GCS file locations
probably should be a goal or at least a supported option, especially
once we Autoconf.