Date: Fri, 1 Dec 1995 20:18:15 +0100 (MET) From: Andreas Klemm <andreas@knobel.gun.de> To: Lyndon Nerenberg <lyndon@orthanc.com> Cc: Peter da Silva <peter@taronga.com>, hackers@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: More nits Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.91.951201201347.1528A-100000@knobel.gun.de> In-Reply-To: <199511262337.PAA13606@multivac.orthanc.com>
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On Sun, 26 Nov 1995, Lyndon Nerenberg wrote:
> My biggest complaint with the ports stuff right now is the way it
> scribbles all over /usr/local. Even worse, it isn't consistent (e.g.
> binaries installed in /usr/bin and support stuff under /usr/local/lib).
> /usr/local should be HANDS OFF to the vendor-supplied software, something
> I consider "ports" to be.
>
> The ports software should be configured to install into either the
> standard directory tree, or into a seperate /usr/ports hierarchy.
What about
/usr/ports/NameOfPackage/{bin,man,lib,include,info,doc}
And - to have only one path in $PATH and $MANPATH - symlinks of every
package in:
/usr/ports/{bin,man,lib,include,info}
Makes it easier to see, what belongs to a port. I generally dislike
a /usr/local/bin directory with about 327 utilities ...
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