Allow me an addition:
On Wed, 7 Apr 2010 10:13:10 -0700, Charlie Kester corky1...@comcast.net wrote:
On Wed 07 Apr 2010 at 00:24:51 PDT Fbsd1 wrote:
Why are there RELEASE base files in /usr/bin. I thought /usr was to
only contain binaries installed from ports or packages.
In many
On Wed, 07 Apr 2010 20:21:57 -0400, Lowell Gilbert
freebsd-questions-lo...@be-well.ilk.org wrote:
Fbsd1 fb...@a1poweruser.com writes:
Your wrong. I installed the package of postfix and it installed it
self into /usr/bin with out any help from me.
Believe it or not, I checked before
On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 1:06 AM, Fbsd1 fb...@a1poweruser.com wrote:
Lowell Gilbert wrote:
Fbsd1 fb...@a1poweruser.com writes:
But that is not true. The postfix port populates /usr/bin.
By default, it does not. You have to enable the Install into /usr and
/etc/postfix configuration option
Why are there RELEASE base files in /usr/bin. I thought /usr was to only
contain binaries installed from ports or packages.
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On Wed, 07 Apr 2010 15:24:51 +0800, Fbsd1 fb...@a1poweruser.com wrote:
Why are there RELEASE base files in /usr/bin. I thought /usr was to only
contain binaries installed from ports or packages.
No. The /usr/local subtree (LOCAL) is for local additions (ports
and packages), while things
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Polytropon wrote:
On Wed, 07 Apr 2010 15:24:51 +0800, Fbsd1 fb...@a1poweruser.com wrote:
Why are there RELEASE base files in /usr/bin. I thought /usr was to only
contain binaries installed from ports or packages.
No. The /usr/local subtree (LOCAL) is for local additions (ports
and packages),
On Wednesday 07 April 2010 11:13:13 Fbsd1 wrote:
Polytropon wrote:
On Wed, 07 Apr 2010 15:24:51 +0800, Fbsd1 fb...@a1poweruser.com wrote:
Why are there RELEASE base files in /usr/bin. I thought /usr was to only
contain binaries installed from ports or packages.
No. The /usr/local
On Wed, 07 Apr 2010 17:13:13 +0800, Fbsd1 fb...@a1poweruser.com wrote:
But that is not true.
It is, and the example you're giving is one of the
exceptions that secures the truth of the statement
given in man hier. :-)
The postfix port populates /usr/bin. And I am sure
postfix is not the
Fbsd1 fb...@a1poweruser.com writes:
But that is not true. The postfix port populates /usr/bin.
By default, it does not. You have to enable the Install into /usr and
/etc/postfix configuration option for it to do so. I don't recommend
that anyone do it without a *really* good reason. Turn
On Wed 07 Apr 2010 at 00:24:51 PDT Fbsd1 wrote:
Why are there RELEASE base files in /usr/bin. I thought /usr was to
only contain binaries installed from ports or packages.
In many configurations, /bin and /usr/bin are not in the same slice. In
some cases, they're not even on the same drive.
On Wed 07 Apr 2010 at 10:13:10 PDT Charlie Kester wrote:
Think about scenarios where /usr fails to mount for some reason. Then
look at what's in /bin compared to what's in /usr/bin, and perhaps
you'll understand the logic of it.
I should add that comparing the contents of /usr/sbin and /sbin
Lowell Gilbert wrote:
Fbsd1 fb...@a1poweruser.com writes:
But that is not true. The postfix port populates /usr/bin.
By default, it does not. You have to enable the Install into /usr and
/etc/postfix configuration option for it to do so. I don't recommend
that anyone do it without a
Jonathan McKeown wrote:
On Wednesday 07 April 2010 11:13:13 Fbsd1 wrote:
Polytropon wrote:
On Wed, 07 Apr 2010 15:24:51 +0800, Fbsd1 fb...@a1poweruser.com wrote:
Why are there RELEASE base files in /usr/bin. I thought /usr was to only
contain binaries installed from ports or packages.
No.
On Apr 7, 2010, at 4:06 PM, Fbsd1 wrote:
Your wrong. I installed the package of postfix and it installed it self into
/usr/bin with out any help from me.
Unless you or whoever built the package changed $PREFIX:
% pkg_info -Lx postfix
Information for postfix-2.7.0,1:
Files:
Chuck Swiger wrote:
On Apr 7, 2010, at 4:06 PM, Fbsd1 wrote:
Your wrong. I installed the package of postfix and it installed it self into
/usr/bin with out any help from me.
Unless you or whoever built the package changed $PREFIX:
% pkg_info -Lx postfix
Information for postfix-2.7.0,1:
On Apr 7, 2010, at 4:41 PM, Fbsd1 wrote:
I installed the package of postfix and it installed is self into /usr/bin
with out any help from me.
Hmm, a terrible surprise, I agree.
Please ask for a refund of your purchase price from whomever sold you such a
package. :-)
Regards,
--
-Chuck
Fbsd1 fb...@a1poweruser.com writes:
Lowell Gilbert wrote:
Fbsd1 fb...@a1poweruser.com writes:
But that is not true. The postfix port populates /usr/bin.
By default, it does not. You have to enable the Install into /usr and
/etc/postfix configuration option for it to do so. I don't
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