Date: Sun, 10 Dec 2000 16:55:41 -0800 From: "David O'Brien" <obrien@FreeBSD.ORG> To: cjclark@alum.mit.edu Cc: current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: /usr/local abuse Message-ID: <20001210165540.A84740@dragon.nuxi.com> In-Reply-To: <20001210141831.N96105@149.211.6.64.reflexcom.com>; from cjclark@reflexnet.net on Sun, Dec 10, 2000 at 02:18:31PM -0800 References: <14899.43958.622675.847234@guru.mired.org> <20001210120840.C38697@vger.bsdhome.com> <14899.47196.795281.662619@zircon.seattle.wa.us> <14899.49294.958909.82912@guru.mired.org> <14899.54808.947617.700838@zircon.seattle.wa.us> <14899.55273.863236.40012@zircon.seattle.wa.us> <20001210113817.D80274@dragon.nuxi.com> <14899.59134.262811.806345@zircon.seattle.wa.us> <20001210135125.B82246@dragon.nuxi.com> <20001210141831.N96105@149.211.6.64.reflexcom.com>
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On Sun, Dec 10, 2000 at 02:18:31PM -0800, Crist J. Clark wrote:
> > Nope. One can ``ln -s /usr/local /usr/pkg'' and get the behavior those
> > that like everything in one place prefers while still segregating stuff
> > for those that prefer it.
>
> That makes no sense.
Yes it does.
> The big argument has been that packages should not go into /usr/local
> because /usr/local is for something else.
By one set of people. There is another set that wants everything in a
single directory. The NetBSD way gives that to them with a very simple
symlink. There is no easy way to split out the FreeBSD _Packages_ from
/usr/local, for the converse.
> What's the difference?
Opinions on wether to separate out or not.
--
-- David (obrien@FreeBSD.org)
GNU is Not Unix / Linux Is Not UniX
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