> > > > But where would it go? /usr/local? Should I make a special directory
> > > > to hold downloaded packages?
> > >
> > > I suppose the proper place would be /usr/src, but I've usually just left
> > > the source directories in /root (or, sometimes, in /home/danb/src).
> > > If you're in /root, and you unpack the tarball, you'll probably
> > > place all of its contents in /root/tinyfugue-1.2.3. The make
> > > install script will place the binaries where they need to go.
> >
> > That's WAY too messy for me! I'll go with /usr/src/, unless anyone
> > objects.
> >
> I dont object, but /usr/local/src is more for that sort of thing, i
> have made /usr/local/src/temp for that sort of thing.
> tar achives used in the wrong manner can bugger up ones system before
> one knows it.
Yeah, that's what I meant to say.
I untarred it to /usr/local/src/tf-1.2.3 (I forget the version...) and
looked inside. I had to run sh unixmake to compile. Then it installed
/usr/local/bin and some other places. I deleted the directory and kept
the source as the original .tar.gz file (in the /usr/local/src)
directory. Now if I need to change anything, I just look there...
By the way it works well. Does anyone want it? It doesn't need X.
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