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Date:      Sat, 02 Aug 1997 16:29:06 -0700
From:      Greg Shenaut <greg@myrtle.bogs.org>
To:        ports@freebsd.org
Subject:   /usr/ports ??
Message-ID:  <199708022329.QAA00230@myrtle.bogs.org>

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Regarding the perl and tk/tcl ports debate-- perhaps I'm being
naive here, but would it help to have all (and only) ports installed
under /usr/ports? This would be somewhat similar to /usr/contrib
in certain other systems.

All "standard" ports would go into /usr/ports; other add-ins would
go in /usr/local; anything needed for the base system would go
elsewhere.  The ports team would be responsible only for the stuff
under /usr/ports.  Symbolic links (such as /usr/bin/perl5 -->
/usr/ports/bin/perl5.4321) would give the user more flexibility.

-Greg



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