From: Karl Berry Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2024 16:18:34 +0000 (-0700) Subject: autoupdate X-Git-Tag: v1.0~289 X-Git-Url: https://gitweb.git.savannah.gnu.org/gitweb/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=23fc34c03f82e48822c7ed9c2f427b456065c400;p=gnulib.git autoupdate --- diff --git a/doc/make-stds.texi b/doc/make-stds.texi index 132476c7a3..115fca724e 100644 --- a/doc/make-stds.texi +++ b/doc/make-stds.texi @@ -498,11 +498,12 @@ files. This directory should normally be @file{/usr/local/etc}, but write it as @file{$(prefix)/etc}. (If you are using Autoconf, write it as @samp{@@sysconfdir@@}.) -Do not install executables here in this directory (they probably belong -in @file{$(libexecdir)} or @file{$(sbindir)}). Also do not install -files that are modified in the normal course of their use (programs -whose purpose is to change the configuration of the system excluded). -Those probably belong in @file{$(localstatedir)}. +This directory is not the right place to install executables built by +running @samp{make}---they probably belong in @file{$(libexecdir)} or +@file{$(sbindir)}. Also do not install here files that will be +modified in the normal course of their use (programs whose purpose is +to change the configuration of the system excluded). Those probably +belong in @file{$(localstatedir)}. @item sharedstatedir The directory for installing architecture-independent data files which