Date: Sun, 10 Dec 2000 18:56:13 -0700 From: Wes Peters <wes@softweyr.com> To: current@FreeBSD.ORG Cc: Brian Dean <bsd@bsdhome.com> Subject: Re: /usr/local abuse Message-ID: <3A34343D.643B2377@softweyr.com> References: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0012091347030.88984-100000@turtle.looksharp.net> <200012100904.CAA27546@harmony.village.org> <3A336781.94E1646@newsguy.com> <14899.41809.754369.259894@guru.mired.org> <200012101557.KAA29588@khavrinen.lcs.mit.edu> <14899.43958.622675.847234@guru.mired.org> <20001210120840.C38697@vger.bsdhome.com> <14899.47196.795281.662619@zircon.seattle.wa.us> <14899.49294.958909.82912@guru.mired.org> <20001210134441.B39643@vger.bsdhome.com> <20001210113508.C80274@dragon.nuxi.com>
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David O'Brien wrote:
>
> On Sun, Dec 10, 2000 at 01:44:41PM -0500, Brian Dean wrote:
> > I think I finally understand what you are complaining about,
>
> Maybe.
>
> > But to say that installing ports into /usr/local is somehow wrong, I
> > have to disagree.
>
> Do you understand why NetBSD Packages (ie, the system they took from us)
> install into /usr/pkg by default rather than /usr/local ?
Yes, but that doesn't mean I agree with it. In fact, I find it slighly
bizarre. I dislike needing a different path on NetBSD than what I have
on {Free,Open}BSD.
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