On Nov 17, 2007, at 2:49 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Quoting Hans-Christoph Steiner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > >> files). Then the .deb should install into /usr/lib. This means it >> would conflict with the 'puredata' package that's included in Debian, >> but it's the "proper" way to do it. > > i think there are 2 options to do it: > either conflict with "puredata" or use another path. > > i am all for the latter and propose again to use /usr/lib/pd-extended/ > (the same for binaries and everything) > > i only know of 2 .deb packages that install into /usr/local: > pd-extended and csound5 > while this might seem like good company, it is not: csound5 seems to > delete half your system when you uninstall it; hopefully pd-extended > is not that harsh
I think I made a mistake using /usr/local, so I am going to switch it to /usr. As for renaming the binaries and directories to "pd-extended", I don't use the 'puredata' package, so if someone wants that, I will happily defer the .deb package maintenance to the them. :D .hc ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---- Using ReBirth is like trying to play an 808 with a long stick. - David Zicarelli _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management -> http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list
