Re: Proper location to install shell function libraries?

[Andreas Kusalananda Kähäri]

On Wed, Mar 01, 2017 at 02:35:04PM +0100, Andreas Kusalananda Kähäri wrote:
> Hi,
> 
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> 
> The scripts make use of a common set of shell functions, defined in
> their own file.  This is currently sourced like this:
> 
>     prefix="@prefix@"
>     exec_prefix="@exec_prefix@"
>     . "@libexecdir@/toolbox.shlib"
> 
> Then, in the configure.ac file, I have a line like
> 
>     AC_CONFIG_FILES([src/script], [chmod +x src/script])
> 
> for each script, so that it's generated from the corresponding script.in
> file upon running configure.
> 
> My query is this: Would libexecdir be the best place to put a file that
> is architecture dependent, but *not* meant to be executed separatedly
> (it's a library).  Or should it actually be stored under libdir (which
> I've never seen done with a shell library of functions)?


Just to clarify:  The scripts themselves are naturally installed in
bindir, the question is what to do with a "shared library of shell
functions".

Thanks for the replies so far.  I will try with libdir/package-name and
see what it looks like.

If anyone knows of a precedent for doing it one way or another, I'd be
happy to get to know about it.


Regards,
Andreas

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