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I think you are describing GNU auto tools. It ends up being too complicated because projects have anti-dependencies with each other.

The Linux Filesystem Hierarchy Standard also tried to do what you are saying, but in a less ambitious way.




Actually come to think that didn't the Linux Standard Base have some goal of binary compatibility?




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