Date: Tue, 09 Sep 1997 16:55:19 +1000 From: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au> To: "Jamil J. Weatherbee" <jamil@counterintelligence.ml.org> Cc: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@time.cdrom.com>, "S. Sigala" <ssigala@globalnet.it>, Brandon Gillespie <brandon@roguetrader.com>, freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: My FreeBSD Wish List... Message-ID: <199709090655.QAA01242@word.smith.net.au> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Mon, 08 Sep 1997 22:48:03 MST." <Pine.BSF.3.96.970908224314.1655B-100000@counterintelligence.ml.org>
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> > Whatever you do, please keep in mind that after installing a lot of us > don't give a damn about package tools and we might want to compile .tgz > crap off the net and stick it into /usr/local with out jumping through and > package installer or registration hoops, We respect your right to shoot yourself in the foot. However, if your .tgz crap is smart enough to use "install", then all it will take is for you to set a couple of environment variables and stuff will be automagically shadowed and registered. mike
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