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1.5.1 The GNUstep Filesystem Layout

We quickly present the GNUstep filesystem layout for a domain first because it is an essential reference for all discussions on the structure of a domain.

The GNUstep filesystem layout is the simplest layout, in which every domain is a directory on disk, and all locations in the domain are subdirectories of the domain.

In that case, a domain has the following structure on disk: 

 Domain/
        Applications/
        Applications/Admin/
        Defaults/   (User domain only)
        Library/
        Library/ApplicationSupport/
        Library/ApplicationSupport/Palettes
        Library/Bundles/
        Library/Documentation/
        Library/Documentation/info/
        Library/Documentation/man/
        Library/Frameworks/
        Library/Headers/
        Library/Libraries/
        Library/Libraries/Java/
        Library/Libraries/Resources/
        Library/Makefiles/   (System domain only)
        Library/Services/
        Library/Tools/Resources/
        Library/WebApplications/
        Tools/
        Tools/Admin/

The terminology for locations is derived from this filesystem layout, and it can be useful to use this directory structure as a reference point for all discussions. For example, every domain must have a ’Library’ location.