On Thu, 25 Jan 2007, Glenn Fowler wrote:
>
> On Thu, 25 Jan 2007 13:29:45 -0800 Roy T. Fielding wrote:
> > Personally, I would prefer an entire prefix tree be created
> > under /usr/gnu such that an invocation of
>
> > ./configure --prefix=/usr/gnu
> > /usr/gnu/make install
>
> [from a ksh93 hanger on]
>
> putting everything in one dir will eventually reach unresolvable
> version interdependency conflicts
>
> /usr/bin/foo(3.4.5.6) requires /usr/bin/bar(3.4.5.6)
> but /usr/bin/huh(1.2.3.4), which uses /usr/bin/bar, currently
> only works with /usr/bin/bar(1.2.3.4) -- so bar will hold up
> moving to the new foo
>
> or, /usr/bin utilities from different distributions might require
> specific but conflicting semantics from another /usr/bin utility
> going by the same name in both distributions, oh, say maybe
> /usr/bin/ksh
Hi Glenn - that was really, really helpful! :)
Thanks for _explaining_ it! :)
Regards,
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