Date: Sat, 9 Dec 2000 12:32:29 -0600 (CST) From: Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> To: "Jack Juil Harris, Jr." <me@jharris.com> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Install Directory Message-ID: <14898.31421.483464.779920@guru.mired.org> In-Reply-To: <129686710@toto.iv>
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Jack Juil Harris, Jr. <me@jharris.com> types: > There are plenty of good applications that are not part of "Packages" > Where is a good place to install them? > /usr/local ? > /usr/home/ ? > /usr/local/etc ? > /usr/local/share ? Depends on the goal. Personally, I build ports into /usr/opt, and install the non-port applications in /usr/local (which is a mounted file system, not part of /usr, and has a different backup policy). Another solution is to make a port for them in ~/src/ports. and then install that. You can also submit the port via send-pr to give back to the community. <mike -- Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> http://www.mired.org/home/mwm/ Independent WWW/Unix/FreeBSD consultant, email for more information. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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