Date: Sun, 28 May 1995 00:21:28 +0000 (WET DST) From: "Alexis Yushin" <alexis@unicorn.ww.net> To: hackers@FreeBSD.org Subject: /usr/local filetree and ports question Message-ID: <199505272021.AAA23918@unicorn.ww.net>
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My knowledges may be out of date, but every FreeBSD port I saw before used /usr/local/lib directory for its libraries. The question is why it is so, instead of placing, for example IRC files into /usr/local/share/IRC instead of /usr/local/lib/IRC following, thus, the original BSD filtree philosophy. For example, I think that elm.rc should go into /usr/local/etc but its help files would go into /usr/local/share/misc or just /usr/local/share. I don't have a strong point about local manual pages, but I think it is likely that /usr/local/share/man is the right place for them. Well, then thinking about lets say inn, I think that its binaries would go into /usr/local/libexec (innd etc) /usr/local/bin (frontends) and /usr/local/libexec/news or innd (backends and utilities) The thing described above would, as I suppose, enhace the structure of the whole FreeBSD. Please let me know if I'm wrong. I made such adjustments at my FreeBSD-950322-SNAP boxes and they make me happy now. So, again, I would be just crazy to hear any other philosophical views. alexis P.S. I'm not sure if I'm on the hackers list now -- it is up to majordomo admin (I subscribed local alias instead of me, so they must be checking now), so please mail to me directly: alexis@ww.net -- So much ado my lover So many games we played Through every fleeted summer Through every precious day...
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