>>> That said... OS X deletes all of /usr/local? That's a bit weird. I >>> can >> see how you might accidentally rewrite /etc/shells during an OS >> upgrade, but dropping all of /usr/local seems a bit violent. Is there >> an alternative install location on OS X that does not exhibit this >> behaviour? > > I should have mentioned that I did an archival install, which may be > part of it. But yes, it trashes all of /usr/local. This is probably > why darwin ports installs into /opt, which didn't seem to get trashed. > I haven't had a chance to re-install fish yet, but maybe I should > install it to /opt/ for next time :>
That’s why Apple recommends an upgrade install, and not an archive and install, which is essentially a new install with your old user data. All the scare about upgrading messing up your machine is unfounded, with the exception of the Unsanity APE case. -Ben ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ _______________________________________________ Fish-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fish-users
