On 12-Sep-99, 20:05 (CDT), "Juergen A. Erhard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: 
> Though I'd rather have it read like
> 
>    Because '/usr/local' and its contents are for exclusive use of the
>    local administrator, a package must not rely on the presence or
>    absence of files or directories in '/usr/local' for normal
>    operation, although files present in there may modify or enhance
>    the behavior of the package.
> 
> I removed the "absence of"... the absence of directories in /usr/local
> (even those that a package installed) must *not* have any bearing on
> the function or behavior of that package.

Well, if the presence of a directory (and files) affect the function,
then the lack of them also affects it -- but that's nitpicking, and I
think your version is probably clearer. Looks good to me.

Steve

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