> A: That choice is quite arbitrary. If you have a better suggestion, post it > to the fink-devel mailing list. But you should be aware of the arguments > about /usr/local in the previous question. > > *** How about /usr/local/fink? > > Walt
OK, here's my problem with /usr/local/fink: If you read the section of the Filesystem Hierarchy Standard (http://www.pathname.com/fhs/2.2/fhs-4.9.html) about /usr/local, it describes it for use by the system administrator to install software locally. I always look at FreeBSD as an example of this. Pretty much anything you install in FBSD via the ports system goes into the /usr/local hierarchy. However, it's not usually broken down by a specific package, but the individual packages are alongside each other in the directories. So, if I port bash, parts of it go in /usr/local/bin, others in say /usr/local/man, etc. I feel that if Fink is going to use the /usr/local structure, it should be managing the whole structure and not a selfnamed subfolder. Now, bearing that in mind, I think that /opt/fink is better suited: http://www.pathname.com/fhs/2.2/fhs-3.12.html "/opt is reserved for the installation of add-on application software packages. "A package to be installed in /opt must locate its static files in a separate /opt/<package> directory tree, where <package> is a name that describes the software package." So, to summarize, if you're using the /usr/local structure, you should be installing your static files in the appropriate folders within that structure (/usr/local/bin, /usr/local/lib, etc), not within a self named subfolder for all of your files; that is what /opt is for. Though that's according to the FHS, which not a whole lot of Unices adhere to. /opt/fink makes a lot more sense to me than /sw/fink. Also, since /opt is hidden by default, you don't run into the confusion/problems of having the /sw directory suddenly starting appearing when you are in the Finder (I personally use SetFile -a V to hide it, I like a nice clean look). My vote i s for /opt/fink. -- Jason Deraleau ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.NET email is sponsored by: SourceForge Enterprise Edition + IBM + LinuxWorld = Something 2 See! http://www.vasoftware.com _______________________________________________ Fink-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-devel
