Date: Wed, 05 Aug 1998 09:09:00 -0700 From: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au> To: Matt Behrens <mbehrens@iserv.net> Cc: stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Preserving a program across make world Message-ID: <199808051609.JAA03364@antipodes.cdrom.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Wed, 05 Aug 1998 09:35:25 EDT." <35C85F9D.94DEFB3D@iserv.net>
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> Sorry if this has been asked before, but I searched for quite some time > and didn't find anything. > > How can we preserve a program across make worlds in -stable? For > example, I'm using a newer ppp and don't want it overwritten. I had > also at one point wanted to use GNU ls instead of BSD for some > compatibility with a ill-behaved FTP client. > > Is there a way? Put your modified copy in /usr/local/bin. The directories in / and /usr are for the operating system. /usr/local is for local modifications. -- \\ Sometimes you're ahead, \\ Mike Smith \\ sometimes you're behind. \\ mike@smith.net.au \\ The race is long, and in the \\ msmith@freebsd.org \\ end it's only with yourself. \\ msmith@cdrom.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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