From owner-freebsd-isp Fri Jan 15 09:58:12 1999 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id JAA15812 for freebsd-isp-outgoing; Fri, 15 Jan 1999 09:58:12 -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 JAA15807 for ; Fri, 15 Jan 1999 09:58:10 -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 AA170912006; Fri, 15 Jan 1999 07:06:46 -0500 Date: Fri, 15 Jan 1999 07:06:46 -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: > Now if you had 10 applications with as many configuration files you'd > have *110* different configuration files under /usr/local/etc. How > exactly would you know which files were associated with which > applications? Certainly not using `ls`. The port installs them in /usr/local/etc/apache, so the configurations are all in one spot, categorized. > > Storing all your executables in one directory is not simple? > > You'd have the same problem as above. No apache executables ever need > be in a path. Why add more cruft to /usr/local/bin than other (poorly > patched) ports already do? Good point, except they're installed in /usr/local/sbin, which isn't in anyone's path (mod root). > Take Netscape for this example. They keep libraries in > /usr/local/{lib/}netscape. When I upgrade Netscape I don't want to > have to comb through potentially hundreds of files under > /usr/local/lib. That's why the ports system is a Good Thing. The ports system creates packing lists, and if I wanted to know which files were for what port, it's a grep/awk/sed statement away from me. - 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