Date: Wed, 18 Aug 1999 19:28:41 -0400 From: Tim Vanderhoek <vanderh@ecf.utoronto.ca> To: Nik Clayton <nik@freebsd.org> Cc: doc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Default FDP docs installation directory? Message-ID: <19990818192840.D15097@ppp18344.on.bellglobal.com> In-Reply-To: <19990818121931.A4266@kilt.nothing-going-on.org>; from Nik Clayton on Wed, Aug 18, 1999 at 12:19:31PM %2B0100 References: <19990818121931.A4266@kilt.nothing-going-on.org>
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On Wed, Aug 18, 1999 at 12:19:31PM +0100, Nik Clayton wrote: > > One more thing -- A mid-term goal is for the pre-built docs (HTML, PS, PDF > and so on) to be distributed as binary packages, to be managed using the > pkg_* family. I'm pretty certain this precludes putting the documentation > anywhere other than a subdirectory of /usr/local/, so the old /usr/doc/ > directory is right out. No, it doesn't preclude any locations. Whether the packages are custom built or built by through the ports system, it is possible for them to be in any arbitrary location. With a little care, it is also possible for a pkg_install(1) user to install them into any *other* arbitrary location. -- This is my .signature which gets appended to the end of my messages. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-doc" in the body of the message
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