Paweł Tęcza wrote: > 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? ;)
Yes, if it isn't packaged. If it's packaged, I'd build it to install into /usr. -- Shawn Walker _______________________________________________ opensolaris-discuss mailing list [email protected]
