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[Sheflug] info on distros
>>>>> "Ian" == Ian Wright <Ian [at] iw63.freeserve.co.uk> writes:
Ian> I assume such a comparative list of 'what file is where in
Ian> which distro' probably must exist somewhere so developers can
Ian> port their software to different distros, but an initial
Ian> search of the web hasn't tunred anything up.
As far as I know no such thing exists. Most apps have their own
configure files and get system resources via shared libraries, so
everything you need to know is in ld.so.conf. Maintaining such a list
would be a lot of pain for little gain.
The `ln -s'es should be unnecessary for an FHS-conforming system.
Directories should be in the right place, and if the file layout is up
to the distro, the contents probably vary too so that simply doing `ln
-s' is asking for trouble.
The functionality you want is implemented by autoconf(1). But if the
app doesn't already have it, it can be very painful to convert.
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