On Sun, 18 May 2008, Curt, WE7U wrote: > That should make a link like this: > > /usr/local/share/xastir -> /usr/share/xastir > > So that Xastir thinks everything is in the "regular" location. > > Of course I might have this backwards, depending on how your binary > was compiled and what paths are in your Xastir config file. It > should give you something to work with though, so tweak as necessary > to make it work on your system.
I should have maybe explained why the difference in paths a bit: In the Unix world, system stuff goes in the /usr directory, except for /usr/local. By "system stuff" I mean binaries and associated files that are distributed with the operating system itself. Things that are installed by the user (who has appropriate privileges) generally go into the /usr/local/ area. Xastir is set up by default to go into /usr/local/blah-blah-blah (multiple directories underneath there), at least if you're installing from sources. When Xastir is distributed _with_ the operating system, it is often set up to install into /usr/ instead of /usr/local/, which looks like the situation you're finding yourself in. For what it's worth, there's yet another "standard" location things can go in, which is /opt. The Linux Standard Base (LSB) binary distribution installs Xastir there, adding yet another twist to things. Unfortunately that's how I read the LSB standard so that's where I make the LSB binary do it's thing. It gets even more confusing if you're switching from one install location to another, making symlinks like I described necessary if you don't want to install the maps and other such files in multiple locations (which would be really stupid). You may also need to rename your ~/.xastir directory to something else, then start up the new Xastir binary so that it can create all the default data _it_ needs, then go see what it wants and create symlinks to match. Else if it's a permanent conversion, move all of the earlier directories to the new locations and get rid of all the old binaries and non-needed files. Clear as mud? I've been at this a while and have had multiple configurations on here at the same time, trying to keep them all straight, able to build various RPM's and such, and sharing the same map/weather map/etc directories between them. It's a pain. It's much easier to stick with just one if you're able. -- Curt, WE7U. archer at eskimo dot com http://www.eskimo.com/~archer Lotto: A tax on people who are bad at math. - unknown Windows: Microsoft's tax on computer illiterates. - WE7U. The world DOES revolve around me: I picked the coordinate system!" _______________________________________________ Xastir mailing list [email protected] http://lists.xastir.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/xastir
