RFC: MacPorts Filesystem Hierarchy Standard

[markd at macports.org]

>>  > I wrote the Filename hierarchy standard for MacPorts.
>>  > I know there's already porthier(7), but I thought it would be nice
>>  > to have more specific standard.
>>
>>  So is this meant to replace porthier(7)? Than you should write it up as
>>  a patch for the manual page. I don't think we need yet another place
>for
>>  it. Coordinate with markd and simon on this.
>
>No, I meant to replace hier part of the Guide.
>After this change, porthier change would be followed.
>
>>  > This document defines the standard placement of file and directory
>>  > installed by MacPorts. This document also intended to replace the
>>  > existing porthier(7)[1]. Every ports in MacPorts project should
>follow
>>  > this standard. Most of this based on hier(7)[2].

The hier part of the guide is meant to provide the source for the
porthier.7 man page.  It doesn't right now, but we are intending to base
all manpages on the guide very shortly, so changing the guide is how to
get the man pages changed.  Right now the guide has the most up-to-date
information because of this pending new way.
>
I'm not really qualified to comment on the technical merits of your
proposal.  But I'd be happy to look over what you've written for style and
format if it passes approval by our base developers.

Mark