On Mon, 15 May 2017, Ryan Schmidt wrote:
> I guess /opt is a standard UNIX directory, and macOS does install other
> UNIX directories like /private and /usr as hidden, so it makes sense.
A semi-standard; it was first used on Solaris as I recall to install
non-base-but-supported software (such
On May 15, 2017, at 20:18, Al Varnell wrote:
> /opt has been installed as a hidden directory by every macOS/OS X installer
> from day 1.
I guess /opt is a standard UNIX directory, and macOS does install other UNIX
directories like /private and /usr as hidden, so it makes sense.
Nevertheless,
/opt has been installed as a hidden directory by every macOS/OS X installer
from day 1.
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On May 15, 2017, at 3:48 PM, Ryan Schmidt wrote:
> The OS does not have any idea what /opt is or that it should be hidden,
> unless someone told it
> On May 15, 2017, at 18:48, Ryan Schmidt wrote:
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>> On May 15, 2017, at 14:53, Lenore Horner wrote:
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>>> On May 15, 2017, at 13:56, Ryan Schmidt wrote:
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On May 15, 2017, at 12:03, Dave
> On May 15, 2017, at 14:53, Lenore Horner wrote:
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>> On May 15, 2017, at 13:56, Ryan Schmidt wrote:
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>>> On May 15, 2017, at 12:03, Dave Horsfall wrote:
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>>> On Tue, 16 May 2017, Joshua Root wrote:
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> On May 15, 2017, at 12:03, Dave Horsfall wrote:
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> On Tue, 16 May 2017, Joshua Root wrote:
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>> You can hit cmd-shift-. to show hidden files and folders in open/save
>> dialogs.
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> The question is of course why is /opt hidden in the first place? This
> smacks of the
On Tue, 16 May 2017, Joshua Root wrote:
> You can hit cmd-shift-. to show hidden files and folders in open/save
> dialogs.
The question is of course why is /opt hidden in the first place? This
smacks of the M$ "you don't need to know this" attitude.
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Works as intended. The Finder and the file choosing dialogs do not show hidden
directories, and we do indeed mark /opt as hidden.
In the Finder, you can press Command-Shift-G, then type /opt to get there. You
can do that in file choosing dialogs too, or just start typing /opt.
If we don't
I know that Apple has changed things, so I don’t know if this is a bug or a WAI
(works as intended).
When you file a Trac ticket and attempt to attach a log file — the “choose”
option does NOT show /opt.
Obviously, easily worked around by copying the /opt file to a user directory.
If this is