Re: /usr/local abuse

[Wes Peters]

David O'Brien wrote:
> 
> On Sun, Dec 10, 2000 at 01:44:41PM -0500, Brian Dean wrote:
> > I think I finally understand what you are complaining about,
> 
> Maybe.
> 
> > But to say that installing ports into /usr/local is somehow wrong, I
> > have to disagree.
> 
> Do you understand why NetBSD Packages (ie, the system they took from us)
> install into /usr/pkg by default rather than /usr/local ?

Yes, but that doesn't mean I agree with it.  In fact, I find it slighly
bizarre.  I dislike needing a different path on NetBSD than what I have
on {Free,Open}BSD.

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Wes Peters                                                         Softweyr LLC
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