Yyyeeeppp, that's *exactly* what the spec says. They even spell it out for you
- if you MUST use /usr/local, don't do it, but point it to /opt/local
instead.But like I wrote previously, if you do that, you will get busted by not
being able to use sparse zones, and that's a shame, because it's a waste of
disk space, especially since there is really no need for using /usr/local when
there is /opt.
And by the way, I'm really glad you actually listened and read the man page.
Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2010 10:11:51 +0100
From: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [ug-chosug] Getting Firefox 3.6.2 in your favorite language
on OpenSolaris!
To: tripivceta at hotmail.com
CC: ug-chosug at opensolaris.org
By the way, I read the man page for filesystem...
It is clearly NOT as violently disagreeing as you are with my use of
/usr/local ...
Let me quote this as a reminder for you and others :
" /usr/local
Not part of the SVR4-based Solaris distribution. The
/usr directory is exclusively for software bundled with
the Solaris operating system. If needed for storing
machine-local add-on software, create the directory
/opt/local and make /usr/local a symbolic link to
/opt/local. The /opt directory or filesystem is for
storing add-on software to the system."
And in particular "If needed for storing machine-local add-on
software, create the directory /opt/local and make /usr/local a
symbolic link to /opt/local."
So what I am doing (i.e. storing machine-local add-on software) is not
really a problem. The recommended method is to link /usr/local from
/opt/local ... but certainly NOT to avoid using /usr/local (like you
seem to imply).
Again... Just quoting the official document to which you refered as
well...
Gilles.
On 23/03/2010 20:17, a b wrote:
I put my files where I want.
That's your prerogative, I'd just like to ask you not toteach others to do so.
Others use /usr/local ... it won't change. Get over it.
Never. Not a chance. No way. Ever.Standards and specifications are there to
make thingsCONSISTENT and EASY, not to be ignored.
And by the way, if you use /usr/local, you will be unable touse sparse zones,
because they correctly mount /usr read-onlyfrom the global zone.
You can of course side-step that, but doing so is hacking thesystem, which
isn't even close to CMMI level 2 or above.
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