I vote for 1) /usr/local/
Tom On Tue, 22 Feb 2000, Suhaib M. Siddiqi wrote: >Ummmm... if I were to follow everyone's choice, the next release of RPMS for >Red Hat Linux >would be complicated. >By default OpenDx install in /usr/local/dx if you run >./configure >make >make install > >The other choice is /usr/lpp, which was hardcoded in old DX source code. > >So let's have a vote on 3 choices: > >1) /usr/local > >2) /opt > >3) /usr/lpp > >I will edit my RPM SPEC files for the one which gets most votes? > >Suhaib > >BTW: I install my apps in /mnt/private -- the /mnt/private is my >/dev/sde The 5th SCSI disk -- of course that is described no where >in Unices world. But it allows me to keep track of my favorite softwares. >Also in case of upgrades of hardware failure I could rescue my external >SCSI disk. > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of segg >> Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2000 6:59 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [opendx-general] opendx RPMs >> >> >> Scott Kruger wrote: >> > >> > "Douglas N. Arnold" wrote: >> > > 3. Finally, the RPMs are not compliant with Linux Filesystem Hierarchy >> > > Standard (http://www.pathname.com/fhs/), concerning where they install >> > > files. My understanding is that everything should be installed into >> > > /usr/lib/dx (rather than /usr/local/dx, /usr/dx, or /dx), except that >> > > the executable script dx should be moved or copied into /usr/bin/dx, >> > > and the man page should be moved or copied into /usr/man/man1/dx.1. >> > >> > Actually this isn't correct. All third party software should go into >> > either /usr/local or /opt. The idea is that you can have /usr/local >> > or /opt on a separate disk partition so that when you do a fresh install >> > which reformats the / partition space, it leaves your /usr/local or /opt >> > directory intact - no having to reinstall all of your software (although >> > in the case of Linux the libraries change so much you probably have to >> > anyway, but in the case of Solaris you can upgrade for years without >> > having to touch the /opt structure). >> > >> > As for whether it should be in >> > /opt or /usr/local, I've never really understood, other than that the >> > standard says that /opt should be used for "Add-on packages". Does >> > that include rpm's? I've seen many SysAdmins just soft link /opt to >> > /usr/local to avoid the whole mess. >> >> After reading this FHS 2.0 again, the choice of /opt has my preference >> for opendx home. I have the same interpretation as Scott Kruger, >> and I like tradition, plus technical advantages. >> >> Gilles J. Seguin > >
