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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.


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