>> > usr/i386-pc-solaris2.11 >> >> Is this strange path necessary? Can't the subdirectories (bin and lib) >> go directly to /usr? >> >> The answer to the first part is no. The commands in >> usr/i386-pc-solaris2.11/bin cannot be moved to /usr/bin since they >> conflict with existing Solaris commands. It is potentially possible to >> eliminate them, however, since they are duplicates of commands already >> installed in /usr/bin and /usr/gnu/bin.
If these existing commands are from earlier versions of binutils, PLEASE UPDATE THEM instead of leaving them around as an obsolete nuisance. -John
