On Thu, Sep 23, 1999 at 11:28:45AM +0100, Philip Hands wrote: > Andreas Voegele <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Firstly, none of the existing applications that go to /opt use these > > directories. For example, the version of Applixware that SuSE ships > > goes to /opt/applix and is started with /usr/bin/X11/applixware. > > There's neither a need for the directories you suggest nor for > > symbolic links in /opt/bin. > > Well, that's a bug, since they have no right to install things into > /usr/bin/X11, but should instead suggest to the admin that they do > something like this:
SuSE probably provides a little wrapper script that goes in /usr/bin/X11/applixware. > > ln -s /opt/applix/bin/applixware /usr/local/bin > > possibly by making it an optional action at the and of the install > script, with a ``Do you want me to do this?'' prompt. > > Other than that, I agree with you wholeheartedly. > > Cheers, Phil. > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Seth Arnold | http://www.willamette.edu/~sarnold/ Hate spam? See http://maps.vix.com/rbl/ for help Hi! I'm a .signature virus! Copy me into your ~/.signature to help me spread!
