On Sat, 23 Apr 2005 14:14:56 -0500 "Jeremy Messenger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >> Personally, I'd love to see /usr/X11R6 folded into /usr/local, but until > >> then, I think it's nothing short of retarded for apps to install into > >> unusual locations to prove a point. > > > > It might be interesting looking at the work the pkgsrc people have done > > wrt $PREFIX enforcement. On my NetBSD boxen xorg lives under > > /usr/pkg/xorg and all packages are installed under /usr/pkg, not > > /usr/X11R6 or /usr/local. > > I disagree with NetBSD's PREFIX. I would go with the global prefix, > /usr/local. 85% of configure has the /usr/local by default and FreeBSD > already has /usr/local (to kill the colour discussions), so all we have to > do is remove /usr/X11R6. Before you ask how we can test if the port is > respect the prefix, we should be able to find out very easy when you work > with pkg-plist by follow the porter handbook. I wasn't advocating the use of /usr/pkg, but rather the way they enforce it for every package. I personally don't mind what the prefix is called, but for the sake of POLA /usr/local would certainly serve FreeBSD better. FWIW, well behaved software should always be $PREFIX clean. On an unrelated note, I also find their buildlink system pretty interesting, and have meant to have a more in depth look at it for a while but, as always, there's only so much stuff you can do in 24 hours. Cheers, -- Miguel Mendez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.energyhq.es.eu.org PGP Key: 0xDC8514F1
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