Shawn Walker pisze:
> Paweł Tęcza wrote:
>> Hello People,
>> 
>> I've googled a lot and I'm confused, because I still don't know what the 
>> best place for installation of add-on apps under OpenSolaris is.
>> 
>> For example, I want to compile and install some free software/open 
>> source like OpenVPN or memtest86+. What prefix should I type for 
>> configure script? /usr/local? /opt/local? /opt/sfw? /opt/<appname>?
>> 
>> What do you recommend me? Is it something like "OpenSolaris way"?
>> 
>> My best regards,
> 
>  From "man filesystem":
> 
>       /usr/local
> 
>           Not part of the  SVR4-based  Solaris  distribution.  The
>           /usr  directory is exclusively for software bundled with
>           the Solaris operating  system.  If  needed  for  storing
>           machine-local  add-on  software,  create  the  directory
>           /opt/local  and  make  /usr/local  a  symbolic  link  to
>           /opt/local.  The  /opt  directory  or  filesystem is for
>           storing add-on software to the system.
> 
> If this is unpackaged software, that's where I'd put it.

Hi Shawn,

Thanks a lot for your reply! Do the rest of you agree that /opt/local
is the best location for that kind of software? ;)

Have a nice day,

P.

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