On Tue, Sep 10, 2002 at 08:07:12PM +0200, Thomas Raschbacher wrote: > > Platform-neutral tarballs should default to /usr/local/bin , > > /usr/local/etc, /usr/local/share/PACKAGE, etc. This scheme is > > used by every other program in existence. > first time i come to hear of this...i only put programs i compile in > /usr/local and all packages r in /usr ..
Download Python, MySQL, whatever without overriding the defaults, and it will install to /usr/local/bin, to prevent from hosing an unkwown system. The distribution developers override this to /usr/bin for their official packages, because it's their system. -- -Mike (Iron) Orr, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (if mail problems: [EMAIL PROTECTED]) http://iron.cx/ English * Esperanto * Russkiy * Deutsch * Espan~ol ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by: OSDN - Tired of that same old cell phone? Get a new here for FREE! https://www.inphonic.com/r.asp?r=sourceforge1&refcode1=vs3390 _______________________________________________ Webware-discuss mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/webware-discuss
