Date: Sat, 23 Apr 2005 21:29:02 +0200 From: Miguel Mendez <flynn@energyhq.es.eu.org> To: "Jeremy Messenger" <mezz7@cox.net> Cc: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: mplayer/mplayer-plugin question Message-ID: <20050423212902.29985d3c.flynn@energyhq.es.eu.org> In-Reply-To: <op.spo826yp9aq2h7@mezz.mezzweb.com> References: <20050420155742.GA83965@thought.org> <AE4D469E6B141341B0344050@utd49554.utdallas.edu> <20050422182127.GA89355@thought.org> <200504222342.32068.danny@ricin.com> <op.spnlw20h9aq2h7@mezz.mezzweb.com> <426975C7.3030008@FreeBSD.org> <20050423113852.2abf63d7.flynn@energyhq.es.eu.org> <op.spo826yp9aq2h7@mezz.mezzweb.com>
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--Signature=_Sat__23_Apr_2005_21_29_02_+0200_QiErXT2qwvArg2sk Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Sat, 23 Apr 2005 14:14:56 -0500 "Jeremy Messenger" <mezz7@cox.net> wrote: > >> Personally, I'd love to see /usr/X11R6 folded into /usr/local, but unt= il > >> then, I think it's nothing short of retarded for apps to install into > >> unusual locations to prove a point. > > > > It might be interesting looking at the work the pkgsrc people have done > > wrt $PREFIX enforcement. On my NetBSD boxen xorg lives under > > /usr/pkg/xorg and all packages are installed under /usr/pkg, not > > /usr/X11R6 or /usr/local. >=20 > I disagree with NetBSD's PREFIX. I would go with the global prefix, =20 > /usr/local. 85% of configure has the /usr/local by default and FreeBSD =20 > already has /usr/local (to kill the colour discussions), so all we have t= o =20 > do is remove /usr/X11R6. Before you ask how we can test if the port is =20 > respect the prefix, we should be able to find out very easy when you work= =20 > with pkg-plist by follow the porter handbook. I wasn't advocating the use of /usr/pkg, but rather the way they enforce it for every package. I personally don't mind what the prefix is called, but for the sake of POLA /usr/local would certainly serve FreeBSD better. FWIW, well behaved software should always be $PREFIX clean. On an unrelated note, I also find their buildlink system pretty interesting, and have meant to have a more in depth look at it for a while but, as always, there's only so much stuff you can do in 24 hours. Cheers, --=20 Miguel Mendez <flynn@energyhq.es.eu.org> http://www.energyhq.es.eu.org PGP Key: 0xDC8514F1 --Signature=_Sat__23_Apr_2005_21_29_02_+0200_QiErXT2qwvArg2sk Content-Type: application/pgp-signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.0 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFCaqIBnLctrNyFFPERAjGZAJ9DojvhDbExPWqR7PlkBebAaP/MkgCfYqlh HaoayzxFlZW00yos1vHE3Bk= =tzV8 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --Signature=_Sat__23_Apr_2005_21_29_02_+0200_QiErXT2qwvArg2sk--
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