On Tue, 07 Sep 1999, you wrote:
> > > > > But where would it go? /usr/local? Should I make a special directory
> > > > > to hold downloaded packages?
> > > >
> > > > I suppose the proper place would be /usr/src, but I've usually just left
> > > > the source directories in /root (or, sometimes, in /home/danb/src).
> > > > If you're in /root, and you unpack the tarball, you'll probably
> > > > place all of its contents in /root/tinyfugue-1.2.3. The make
> > > > install script will place the binaries where they need to go.
> > >
> > > That's WAY too messy for me! I'll go with /usr/src/, unless anyone
> > > objects.
> > >
> > I dont object, but /usr/local/src is more for that sort of thing, i
> > have made /usr/local/src/temp for that sort of thing.
> > tar achives used in the wrong manner can bugger up ones system before
> > one knows it.
>
> Yeah, that's what I meant to say.
>
> I untarred it to /usr/local/src/tf-1.2.3 (I forget the version...) and
> looked inside. I had to run sh unixmake to compile. Then it installed
> /usr/local/bin and some other places. I deleted the directory and kept
> the source as the original .tar.gz file (in the /usr/local/src)
> directory. Now if I need to change anything, I just look there...
I'm glad you saw my point, you can always completly delete the whole
directory, keep the tar archive in /home/ftp/pub/* somewhere.
> By the way it works well. Does anyone want it? It doesn't need X.
What is it and what does it do and where is it obtainable.?..
>
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Regards Richard
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