On Tue, 2009-11-24 at 12:50 -0700, Andrew McNabb wrote: > The /opt/etc and /usr/local/etc directories should only exist if you've > installed something manually (with "make install" or a vendor-provided > installer). An rpm/deb package should never write to either of these > directories. I've never had the displeasure of dealing with this > problem. Are you sure you weren't dealing with a manually installed > program?
Manually compiled or third party RPMs. For example, both Sun's and IBM's Java RPMs have had "interesting" ideas of where to put software. -- "XML is like violence: if it doesn't solve your problem, you aren't using enough of it." - Chris Maden -------------------- BYU Unix Users Group http://uug.byu.edu/ The opinions expressed in this message are the responsibility of their author. They are not endorsed by BYU, the BYU CS Department or BYU-UUG. ___________________________________________________________________ List Info (unsubscribe here): http://uug.byu.edu/mailman/listinfo/uug-list
