Date: Thu, 27 Jul 1995 16:45:03 +0930 (CST) From: Michael Smith <msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au> To: tony@rtd.com (Tony) Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Question on ports/packages Message-ID: <199507270715.QAA06823@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> In-Reply-To: <199507270521.WAA21027@seagull.rtd.com> from "Tony" at Jul 26, 95 10:21:21 pm
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Tony stands accused of saying:
> If I install a FreeBSD 'package', in general, what control do I have
> over where I can install it ?
Lots; check the manpage for pkg_add.
> I want to install about 20 pieces of software, most of which have
> FreeBSD packages but I really want them to install into
> /usr/local{bin/etc/lib/X11/man}.
With the exception of X stuff, the standard location for package installation
is /usr/local
> I was under the impression that most FreeBSD packages installed into /usr
> and I had little control over this,
Where did you get this impression? I don't recall any packages ever
installing into /usr other than X packages going into /usr/X11R6/
> Is this basically correct ?
No.
> tony
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