Date: Fri, 5 Jul 2002 03:40:05 -0700 (PDT) From: "Simon 'corecode' Schubert" <corecode@corecode.ath.cx> To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: bin/40222: [directory hierarchy] /usr/contrib Message-ID: <200207051040.g65Ae5x0085227@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR bin/40222; it has been noted by GNATS. From: "Simon 'corecode' Schubert" <corecode@corecode.ath.cx> To: Igor Sobrado <sobrado@acm.org> Cc: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: bin/40222: [directory hierarchy] /usr/contrib Date: Fri, 5 Jul 2002 12:38:58 +0200 --=.bc'jisfccRHt7/ Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit On Fri, 5 Jul 2002 02:07:54 -0700 (PDT) Igor Sobrado wrote: > It should be nice to have a /usr/contrib in FreeBSD, in the same > way as it is supported in BSD/OS or HP-UX. /usr/contrib can be > used to support optional software useful for the operating > system but that it is not a part of it (bzip2, gzip, zip, perl, > Tcl/Tk, expect, nmh, ...). apart from gzip and bzip2 (and for 4-S perl) being part of the base system, you may want to try /usr/local. this is where ports get installed and it's the perfectly right place to add your own binaries or files. cheers simon -- /"\ http://corecode.ath.cx/#donate \ / \ ASCII Ribbon Campaign / \ Against HTML Mail and News --=.bc'jisfccRHt7/ Content-Type: application/pgp-signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.7 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQE9JXdFr5S+dk6z85oRAopGAJ0SyH4gIcDnCqDXGeJ0ZH+eHJgE9ACguJYY hCHRqE0cGlajrJxWI5GYZEE= =M+0M -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=.bc'jisfccRHt7/-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-bugs" in the body of the message
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