>> I would be tempted to say that the architecture for /usr/gnu should
>> be that unless Sun provides a command with a similar name, programs
>> should always be installed into /usr/bin, not /usr/gnu/bin, except
>> in the case of those with a 'g' prefix - 'g' version in /usr/bin,
>> non-'g' version in /usr/gnu/bin.  This way people aren't required
>> to modify their default environment in order to access the extra
>> tools available.  Otherwise we're just reinventing the /usr/sfw/bin
>> problem but with a new name.
>
> I thought the proposal was for pretty much what you suggest.

One notable exception is the proposal calls out that /usr/gnu is a
fully populated - namely, even if there is no conflicting name in
/usr/bin, there is still a component in /usr/gnu/bin (either
/usr/bin/prog symlinks to /usr/gnu/bin/prog or vice-versa.)  This is
different from /usr/xpg[46] which are sparse directories and only
contain conflicting components.

dsc

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