Why would I not listen? :) So I'll physically move /usr/local to /opt/local ... but keep the link because so many things traditionally live in /usr/local... including things developped by our internal IT staff at Sun...
Gilles. On 24/03/2010 16:06, a b wrote: > 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: Gilles.Gravier at Sun.COM > 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. 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