On Sat, Feb 7, 2009 at 10:53 AM, Piotr Ozarowski <oza...@gmail.com> wrote: > [Mike Orr, 2009-02-07] >> On Sat, Feb 7, 2009 at 8:02 AM, Piotr Ozarowski <oza...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > [Joshua D. Drake] >> >> sudo easy_install pylons >> > >> > Please add "Please note that after this command, you cannot report bugs >> > against Python related Debian/Ubuntu packages and if you will want to >> > uninstall Pylons or some of your other applications will stop working, >> > reinstall your system (which normally, you should never do on Debian)" >> > >> > NEVER INSTALL EGGS INTO GLOBAL SITE-PACKAGES!!! >> >> Both Debian and Ubuntu have /usr/local/lib/python2.X/site-packages, >> which is expressly intended for locally-installed libraries like this. > > ... by administrators who want to add some local modifications, not by > users who want to do some tests
> > let me cite FHS: > | The /usr/local hierarchy is for use by the system administrator when > | installing software locally. It needs to be safe from being overwritten > | when the system software is updated. It may be used for programs and > | data that are shareable amongst a group of hosts, but not found in /usr. > > so, even if easy_install would install to /usr/local it still would be wrong. Ah, it's been a long time since I've seen a Linux system where the user and system administrator weren't the same person. -- Mike Orr <sluggos...@gmail.com> --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "pylons-discuss" group. To post to this group, send email to pylons-discuss@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to pylons-discuss+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/pylons-discuss?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
