Date: Sun, 28 May 1995 14:02:54 +0000 (WET DST) From: "Alexis Yushin" <alexis@unicorn.ww.net> To: asami@CS.Berkeley.EDU (Satoshi Asami | =?ISO-2022-JP?B?GyRCQHUbKEI=?= =?ISO-2022-JP?B?GyRCOCsbKEIgGyRCOC0bKEI=?=) Subject: Re: /usr/local filetree and ports question Message-ID: <199505281003.OAA26161@unicorn.ww.net> In-Reply-To: <199505280653.XAA07439@silvia.HIP.Berkeley.EDU> from "Satoshi Asami | =?ISO-2022-JP?B?GyRCQHUbKEI=?= =?ISO-2022-JP?B?GyRCOCsbKEIgGyRCOC0bKEI=?=" at May 27, 95 11:53:55 pm
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Once Satoshi Asami | =?ISO-2022-JP?B?GyRCQHUbKEI=?= =?ISO-2022-JP?B?GyRCOCsbKEIgGyRCOC0bKEI=?= wrote: >I think questions like this are more well-suited to the "ports" list, >Alexis.... Of course, thank you for the advise. > * My knowledges may be out of date, but every FreeBSD port I saw > * before used /usr/local/lib directory for its libraries. The question is > : > * The thing described above would, as I suppose, enhace the structure > * of the whole FreeBSD. > >I agree with you, it's just that we are try to minimize the changes >necessary to the original source to make upgrades and stuff easier. >This means following the original's directory structures (as long as >they are in /usr/local or /usr/X11R6), and this usually means >/usr/local/lib for the libraries, architecture independent or not. This question is the only thing which prevents me from using FreeBSD ports... I spend much time to convert every package into the specified format. I do agree with /usr/X11R6 -- there is nothing to do with that filetree -- and in fact it is the job (if at all) of XFree team... So, here I have to surrender and follow SysVish file hierarchy. (In fact Imakefile's configs do the job :) But I think that converting packages into BSD like filtree style would be a big enhancement for the whole FreeBSD. It lets a sysadm to keep his/her system nearly perfect right from the beginning -- no need to spend time for conversions. In addition it is not a really difficult job (well, maybe except of NCSA httpd and such things, which tries to keep its log inder its root directory in /usr/local brr :-(... Though I made the httpd to use /var/log at the local FreeBSD box). >It's really not any philosophical decision on our part. But with >nearly 300 ports out there, holding the upgrade headaches to a minimum >has a very high priority to us. ;) I see... But, being a real BSD fanatic, I'm sure it is a big loss in philosophy. >Satoshi alexis P.S. If someone willing to make the current ports look like I described before -- I would be very glad to cooperate. P.P.S. Still unsure if I'm in the mailing list -- reaply to me directly. -- So much ado my lover So many games we played Through every fleeted summer Through every precious day...
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