Kyle McDonald writes: > Joseph Kowalski wrote: > > We want to start putting all user utilities with non-conflicting names > > into /usr/bin. > Why? Please NO! > > I know I'm just a lowly long time user of Solaris, but please don't > polute /usr/bin with this stuff.
This has been discussed to death, and I don't think the body needs to be exhumed for this case. /usr/sfw/bin (and the other far-flung /bin directories lurking in the system) pose a serious and on-going usability problem for Solaris. Users can't find what they need. They just assume that Solaris doesn't include basic tools such as "make." They walk away. Adding /usr/sfw/bin to the path doesn't fix the problem. It's not needed on other platforms, so you end up in a confusing and incomplete place. That's not good for Sun or for Solaris. Thus, we rescinded that earlier mistake. See "Enabling serendipitous discovery" (PSARC 2005/185) for details, and either file a new case or an appeal if you wish to overturn that one. -- James Carlson, Solaris Networking <james.d.carlson at sun.com> Sun Microsystems / 1 Network Drive 71.232W Vox +1 781 442 2084 MS UBUR02-212 / Burlington MA 01803-2757 42.496N Fax +1 781 442 1677
