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. _______________________________________________ opensolaris-discuss mailing list [email protected]
