From owner-freebsd-isp Thu Jan 14 14:54:35 1999 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id OAA23402 for freebsd-isp-outgoing; Thu, 14 Jan 1999 14:54:35 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from hp9000.chc-chimes.com (hp9000.chc-chimes.com [206.67.97.84]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id OAA23395 for ; Thu, 14 Jan 1999 14:54:32 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from billf@chc-chimes.com) Received: from localhost by hp9000.chc-chimes.com with SMTP (1.39.111.2/16.2) id AA072123324; Thu, 14 Jan 1999 12:02:04 -0500 Date: Thu, 14 Jan 1999 12:02:04 -0500 (EST) From: Bill Fumerola To: Roger Marquis Cc: freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: PATCH for Apache: Add FreeBSD Server Layout In-Reply-To: Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org On Thu, 14 Jan 1999, Roger Marquis wrote: > Though it may be the FreeBSD way hier(7), as it applies to /usr/local, is > fundamentally flawed. It violates the KISS principle in a big way and, > with enough packages, is a system administration nightmare. This, IMHO, > is a large part of what's wrong with the otherwise excellent BSD ports > collection. I almost always parse /patches/p* to edit out this > cruft. It has spared us hours of headaches during upgrades. Storing all your configuration files in one directory is not simple? Storing all your executables in one directory is not simple? Storing all your libraries in one directory is not simple? What do you do to upgrade, delete the whole directory and reinstall it and restore your backup data? If you do, I'm glad I don't have to clean up the mess that can make. - bill fumerola - billf@chc-chimes.com - BF1560 - computer horizons corp - - ph:(800) 252-2421 - bfumerol@computerhorizons.com - billf@FreeBSD.org - To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message