Date: Thu, 8 May 2003 12:52:46 +0100 From: Daniel Bye <dan@slightlystrange.org> To: bsd <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: /usr/local/bin and so forth Message-ID: <20030508115246.GB73030@catflap.home.slightlystrange.org> In-Reply-To: <20030508054622.66b3bac7.erichey2@attbi.com> References: <20030508054622.66b3bac7.erichey2@attbi.com>
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On Thu, May 08, 2003 at 05:46:22AM -0600, collins wrote:
> Coming from a linux background (gentoo distro), I find it strange to
> find all sorts of crap in /usr/local/bin. I'm used to find all standard
> software in /usr/bin (or certain binary packages in /opt) and to find
> /usr/local/bin reserved for stuff added by the local administrator.
>
> 1. What's the rationale behind this for freebsd?
AFAIK, the default install puts nothing in /usr/local/{bin,sbin}. The
majority of software installed from ports goes here. The rationale? I
guess the ports software goes here because it's specific to a given machine,
and not part of the base system.
> 2. Where does one (as a standard) put truly local scripts, etc. so it
> won't get confused with all the stuff in /usr/local/bin?
Err, if it's stuff you've added above the base system, the best place _is_
/usr/local. I tend to make a directory /usr/local/script for my own bits of
Perl and shell code.
Only parts of the base system go in (/usr)?/s?bin.
HTH
Dan
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