The big issue with /usr/local is it gets pulled into software builds without permission, due to various configure scripts and compilers. Clobbering files in /Applications is a separate issue, since they tend to be monolithic.
Jan Stary <h...@stare.cz> wrote: >On Feb 24 14:51:07, sewebs...@gmail.com wrote: >> On Sun, Feb 24, 2013 at 2:50 PM, Jan Stary <h...@stare.cz> wrote: >> > Does that mean that macports installs stuff out of /opt/local? >> > For example, under /Applications? >> > >> >> Yes. > >Do we mention it in the Guide or in the FAQ? > >There was this whole debate about how /usr/local is bad >and /opt/local is good, the "official" stance being that >under /usr/local, third site installs could hurt macports, >or macports could hurt them. Isn't that exactly the case >with /Applications? Maybe even more so, because the >installers that people click through tend to install >into /Applications more than into /usr/local? > >_______________________________________________ >macports-users mailing list >macports-users@lists.macosforge.org >https://lists.macosforge.org/mailman/listinfo/macports-users _______________________________________________ macports-users mailing list macports-users@lists.macosforge.org https://lists.macosforge.org/mailman/listinfo/macports-users
