--- Igor Pechtchanski wrote:
> The problem with your approach is that if you install both the binary and > the source packages, and then upgrade the binary package, the optimized > versions will be gone. I'd prefer the postinstall solution, combined with > a helper DLL that delegates to either the default or the optimized DLLs. > Igor Hmm, what about use of the /usr/local hierarchy (eg. /usr/local/bin for the dll) for install of the optimized version? A script in /etc/profile.d could ensure that /usr/local/bin occurs ahead of /usr/bin in the path. The fhs specifies /usr/local for local software installs that should not be overwritten when updating system software.
