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From: Ben Lutgens <blutgens@×××××××.com>
To: gentoo-dev@××××××××××.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] make install suggestion/question
Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2001 10:42:26
Message-Id: 20010613114157.A3813@minime.sistina.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-dev] make install suggestion/question by Holger Brueckner
1 On Wed, Jun 13, 2001 at 05:55:30PM +0200, Holger Brueckner wrote:
2 >hi,
3 >
4 >here's my personal fix:
5 >
6 >mv /opt /usr/opt
7 >ln -s /usr/opt /opt
8
9 and how is this a) less places for binaries to be. and b) better. and c)
10 fhs2.1 compliant.
11
12 /usr/opt/gnome/bin is much more to type than /opt/gnome/bin. It's still
13 not dropping the binaries in /usr/bin.
14
15 I do not think that symlinks make you fhs2.1 compliant.
16
17 >
18 >:)
19 >Holger ... voted most angry looking #gentoo member ... *hehe*
20 >
21 >> Oops. Well then, if that's the standard, all for it! Maybe I shouldn't
22 >> write stuff like this so late at night ;).
23 >>
24 >> Thanks for setting me straight,
25 >> -Aaron
26 >>
27 >>
28 >> On 13 Jun 2001 02:25:32 +0200, Thilo Bangert wrote:
29 >> > hi aaron,
30 >> >
31 >> > Am Mittwoch, 13. Juni 2001 09:02 schrieben Sie:
32 >> > > I have question/suggestion. Is it really necessary to put mozilla,
33 >> > > gnome and others in /opt? I know it keeps it a bit more organzed and
34 >> > > such, but it really makes it a pain when compiling things. Some
35 >> > > programs, despite what they're told to use via the configure script
36 >> > > insist on using includes from /usr/include instead of
37 >> > > /opt/gnome/include. If not changing it, at least provide sympolic
38 >> > > links or something (ie ln -s /usr/gnome/include/* /usr/include/ ). I
39 >> > > think it would solve quite a few problems.
40 >> > >
41 >> >
42 >> > if i remember correctly does the Linux Standard Base define to put
43 >> > gnome, kde etc in /opt - so your "things" configure scripts/Makefiles
44 >> > should be adjusted to look there too/first.
45 >> >
46 >> > > -Aaron
47 >> >
48 >> > greetings
49 >> > Thilo
50 >> >
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55 >> >
56 >>
57 >>
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