On Saturday 22 December 2001 01:36 am, Nelson Bartley wrote: > Heyo, > > With the incredable amount of customization of the Mandrake setup, why > not remove the /usr/local directory from actual existance, and make is a > sim link to /usr. This has solved SO MANY of my problems when compiling > software and installing other software which is not packaged for > Mandrake.
Like? > > I think this would help out not only silly people like me (who didn't > realize that the /usr/local/ directory structure is a great place for > files to be put be stupid ./configure scripts) and newbies who don't > even know what that directory is for.. (seems to strike a cord there > too). --prefix=/usr And newbies should be educated, not coddled. You certainly wouldn't argue for the removal of everything else people don't understand, would you? > > Just for my personal reference, what's the point of having the > /usr/local directory in the current Mandrake setup anyways? It's standard. (Well, almost. You do have the /opt people.) Separating local programs from the OS is a Good Thing. -- Bryan C. Warnock [EMAIL PROTECTED]
