"Chris" wrote: >bad bad idea. ... why would you want to do this?
The reasons _are_ fickle but: * I'm trying to develop an understanding of how linux operates... * Most unix environments I've worked on were set up with /usr/local/bin etc. so I'm used to this * I'm having fun compiling all the src packages anyway, so if it's just a case of specifying in the "configure" process of make and header file generation, then I'd give it a whirl. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-newbie" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.linux-learn.org/faqs