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Conform with File Hierarchy Standard on Linux: where to put binary examples for a library?

I am creating a debian package for a library and would like to install binary samples. I was thinking to put them under /usr/share/libname, but lintian complains (arch-dependent-file-in-usr-share). According FHS this correct, but where can put those files?

Solution

  • It's actually not correct according to the FHS; /usr/share is quite explicitly for "architecture-independent data". /usr/lib is the arch-dependent equivalent, and that's probably what you want (/usr/lib/libname).

    See http://www.pathname.com/fhs/pub/fhs-2.3.html#USRLIBLIBRARIESFORPROGRAMMINGANDPA for details.