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On Monday 21 April 2003 15:53, DJ Cozatt wrote: |
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> Currently /opt and /usr/local are two candidates for files. A prefix would |
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> then enable these to be used. I have often wondered why gnome and kde do |
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> not go in /opt. You could then reinstall without overwriting these. I use |
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> /usr/local for manually installed stuff and some scripts I have. |
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One problem is that for some parts, especially libraries, other ebuilds expect |
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them to be installed at a certain place. When they are not, compilation can |
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fail. |
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Paul |
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Paul de Vrieze |
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