Date: 03 Jun 2003 09:21:18 -0400 From: Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-questions-local@be-well.no-ip.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: [doc pointer] Re: where to put tarball Message-ID: <44adczpa9d.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> In-Reply-To: <20030603205258.7cb06c79.y2kbug@ms25.hinet.net> References: <20030603205258.7cb06c79.y2kbug@ms25.hinet.net>
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Robert Storey <y2kbug@ms25.hinet.net> writes: > I'm wondering where is the proper location to put a tarball (containing source code) that I've downloaded and want to untar and compile. In Linux, you generally would put it in /usr/src. I know all the FreeBSD documentation says /usr/local is where all your personalized software should go, but I see that there is no /usr/local/src directory. Of course, I can make a /usr/local/src directory, but my question is: Is that a good idea? Sorry if this sounds like a stupid question, but I thought it would be wise to develop good habits and not install things where they don't belong. FreeBSD has a whole subsystem for managing the third-party code. http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/ports.html
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