On Sat, Jan 02, 2021 at 03:43:04PM +0000, Graham Perrin wrote: > ... > >> In this context, is `cd /usr/src` still true? > > If you clone the repository to /usr/src instead of e.g. > > /usr/src/freebsd-current. > > Thanks again. > > I imagine that use cases will _eventually_ include trios of directories, > as siblings, for example: > > /usr/src/doc /usr/src/freebsd-stable > > /usr/src/ports
Please see hier(7). The default (and expected) location of a given part of the tree (such as sources residing in /usr/src/ and ports in /usr/ports/) is based on their function, not on the mechanism used to update/maintain those files -- which is completely orthogonal to the location. > True: there's the tradition of /usr/ports As documented in hier(7). > however with all three things moved, or moving, to Git it seems (to me) > sensible to have the source files for ports at > > /usr/src/ports > > For consistency. A cohesive approach. > ... Not on any machine where I decide where things go. You're free to do that, but IMO, you're setting yourself up for toe-stubbing and confusion if you do. > .... Peace, david -- David H. Wolfskill da...@catwhisker.org My concern about US "election integrity" is about the attacks on that integrity from members of the party of Senator Hawley -- especially Trump. See https://www.catwhisker.org/~david/publickey.gpg for my public key.
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