Bug 9675 - /usr/dict/words should be /usr/share/dict/words according to the FHS
Summary: /usr/dict/words should be /usr/share/dict/words according to the FHS
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Status: CLOSED RAWHIDE
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Linux
Classification: Retired
Component: words
Version: 6.1
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
medium
low
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Cristian Gafton
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URL: http://www.pathname.com/fhs/2.0/fhs-4...
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Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2000-02-22 16:43 UTC by Philipp Rumpf
Modified: 2008-05-01 15:37 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 2000-04-07 21:17:53 UTC
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Description Philipp Rumpf 2000-02-22 16:43:31 UTC 
while the FHS does not make /usr/dict illegal, FHS 2.0, section 4.8.1
recommends /usr/share/dict/words.  words should be architecture-independent
data, so placing it in /usr/share/ makes sense.

Note that a symlink /usr/dict -> /usr/share/dict would be in compliance
with the FHS (unless you want to classify words as a "large software
package").
Comment 1 Trond Eivind Glomsrxd 2000-04-07 21:17:59 UTC 
This should be changed in the next rawhide
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