/usr/local

digitalnick · Posted: Sun Jun 30, 2002 7:13 pm Post subject: /usr/local

I know it just user prefference but i come from fbsd and i really appriciate knowing everything i install after the base system goes in /usr/local. I think it would be nice to have an option where you want your installed things say even if i wanted them in /usr/PUTITHEREPLEASE

just my 2 cent

klieber · Posted: Sun Jun 30, 2002 9:03 pm Post subject:

Gentoo adheres to the FHS guidelines, so it's not just based on personal preference.

Not saying an option to change it is a bad idea -- just saying the way it is now is based on more than just preference.

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mezz · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 01 Jun 2002 Posts: 111

It's insteresting, I surfed around a little in there..

klieber · Posted: Mon Jul 01, 2002 1:50 pm Post subject:

Not sure I understand your point. Are you saying that because FHS is based partially on historical BSD stuff that they should follow the current BSD standard? That's not what you're saying, is it?

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mezz · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 01 Jun 2002 Posts: 111

No, that's not what I said.. I am just wondering why FHS uses /usr as standard instead /usr/local when they learned from BSD, which BSD's standard is /usr/local.

It doesn't really matter to me if Gentoo is using /usr instead /usr/local as long it isn't in /usr/apps nor /usr/local/apps, which it's much worst.. If one of developers make the poll, then I would vote /usr/local instead /usr, thought.. ;)

Chris W · Posted: Tue Jul 02, 2002 11:21 pm Post subject: FHS Almost...

wilbertnl · Posted: Wed Jul 03, 2002 2:10 am Post subject: Re: /usr/local

digitalnick · Posted: Wed Jul 03, 2002 2:45 am Post subject:

I really love the way gentoo is developing and the developers are open to suggestions from the comminity. I guess i want what i want from bsd and i want what i want from linux smashed together with some other stuff on top. oh well i guess i cant have it my way unless i did it all myself. Just want to see if the community wanst the same things i do and if so maybe the dev team will oblidge us

if not oh well ill live.

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delta407 · Posted: Wed Jul 03, 2002 5:33 am Post subject:

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digitalnick · Posted: Wed Jul 03, 2002 6:48 am Post subject:

I was turned onto gentoo when reading that it is the marriage of bsd and linux. I love freebsds ports tree it has over 7000 ports, freebsd is rock solid and just runs forever. I love linux because it supports the latest and greatest and the community isnt affraid to try something new. The more the closer the merge between freebsd and linux the better i think gentoo becomes. I believe this is a flexible design the way gentoo handels ports is much better than freebsd. I do wish that the ebuild writers would maintain thier ebuilds and keep them up to date. I understand that they are trying to keep adding to the portage tree but IMHO its better to have a little smaller tree that is more up to date. and i do like how the base system is really small no ssh no nothing so you dont have to worry about patching up the kernel like bsd I like haveing everything in ports but thats just my opinion

delta407 · Posted: Wed Jul 03, 2002 7:09 am Post subject:

digitalnick · Posted: Wed Jul 03, 2002 7:21 am Post subject:

oooo i would hate to see tux and the daemon on springer.

although linux can run forever i wouldnt want it to ..... to me its a cowboy and should be constantly updated. bsd on the otherhand is tested and once deemed worthy is rolled out so there should be little maintence other than running services. any way this thread is reallly straying from the simple fact that i would like the option put in that i can choose to have my emerged files be placed into /usr/local/ :-/ oh welll still a great discussion imo

delta407 · Posted: Wed Jul 03, 2002 7:24 am Post subject:

Well, back to your question, there's no convenient way of doing it. You could, however, modify Portage to move anything in /usr/bin into /usr/local/bin before merging out of the sandbox, but that's a dirty hack. Don't count on being able to install to /usr/local any time soon.
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Ard Righ · Posted: Sat Jul 06, 2002 12:36 pm Post subject:

I personally started using Slackware as my first linux OS. I liked the structure because it reminded me of using SCO Unix to a degree.

I have always wondered why people didn't stay with the structure that *nix has been using for decades ?

And yes, BSD and Slackware have better methods of booting a system than having seperate directories for each run level etc.

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delta407 · Posted: Mon Jul 08, 2002 9:31 pm Post subject: