And since you've asked for the distros' point of view, here is the one from Gentoo:
- README and NEWS should go to /usr/share/doc/vm - Pixmap files (*.xpm) should go under /usr/share/emacs/etc/vm (first choice) or /usr/share/vm (second choice)
And since you've asked for the distros' point of view, here is the one from Gentoo:
- README and NEWS should go to /usr/share/doc/vm share/emacs/ etc/vm (first choice) or
- Pixmap files (*.xpm) should go under
/usr/
/usr/share/vm (second choice)