There are two other packages that do this that I know of - g77 and xaw3d.
As Chris said, it is only done when absolutely necessary.

-Jeff

On Tue, 30 Jul 2002, Chris Devers wrote:

> On Tue, 30 Jul 2002, Brendan Lane Larson wrote:
>
> > When installing xfree86-base (and/or xfree86-rootless) via fink, does
> > fink place a directory named X11R6 in /usr?
>
> Yes, xfree86 is basically the only package allowed out of the /sw sandbox.
> I think emacs might put some stuff in /usr also, but most other things
> should not be allowed to do this. Basically, X11 is more or less hard
> wired to be installed in /usr/X11R6, and "porting" it to a different base
> directory was just too frustrating to sort out. Therefore, allowing it out
> of the sandbox was a calculated move & is generally not used elsewhere.
>
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