From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 4.0.0 (2022-12-14) on finch.gentoo.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.5 required=5.0 tests=DATE_IN_PAST_06_12, DMARC_MISSING,FREEMAIL_FROM,INVALID_DATE,MAILING_LIST_MULTI, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_H2 autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=4.0.0 Received: from mailout01.sul.t-online.com ([194.25.134.80] helo=mailout01.sul.t-online.de) by cvs.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 3.22 #1) id 15AUrH-0007IC-00 for gentoo-dev@cvs.gentoo.org; Thu, 14 Jun 2001 05:00:15 -0600 Received: from fwd02.sul.t-online.de by mailout01.sul.t-online.de with smtp id 15AUqg-0006n0-0A; Thu, 14 Jun 2001 12:59:38 +0200 Received: from helios.bagwan (320095285153-0001@[217.80.39.221]) by fwd02.sul.t-online.com with smtp id 15AUqT-1g4BYuC; Thu, 14 Jun 2001 12:59:25 +0200 Received: (qmail 16625 invoked by uid 0); 14 Jun 2001 13:42:58 -0000 Received: from sadchitananda2.bagwan (HELO gentoo.org) (achim@192.168.2.1) by helios.bagwan with SMTP; 14 Jun 2001 13:42:58 -0000 Message-ID: <3B2886E8.15D241D3@gentoo.org> From: AGottinger@t-online.de (Achim Gottinger) X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.7 [en] (X11; I; Linux 2.2.14 i686) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: gentoo-dev@cvs.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] make install suggestion/question References: <992415733.15682.0.camel@atomic> <01061302253202.00583@ogden> <992443168.15682.7.camel@atomic> <007901c0f421$45ef9080$c800000a@netlabs.local> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Sender: 320095285153-0001@t-dialin.net Sender: gentoo-dev-admin@cvs.gentoo.org Errors-To: gentoo-dev-admin@cvs.gentoo.org X-BeenThere: gentoo-dev@cvs.gentoo.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: gentoo-dev@cvs.gentoo.org X-Reply-To: achim@gentoo.org List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Gentoo Linux development list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Date: Thu Jun 14 05:01:02 2001 X-Original-Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2001 11:42:00 +0200 X-Archives-Salt: 80f61c55-282a-4914-ba99-3967e77a5447 X-Archives-Hash: 70b62587add850a2343ff741c1f63b0a Holger Brueckner wrote: > > hi, > > just my personal opinion ... is there any reason to use opt at all ? ok, you > reply it's standard .. but what do we really need it for ? now we have /usr > /usr/local and /opt .. three different places for binaries to go too. i > really don't like that :) > > here's my personal fix: > > mv /opt /usr/opt > ln -s /usr/opt /opt > > :) > Holger ... voted most angry looking #gentoo member ... *hehe* > Hi holger, we plan to implement a more flexible method for install locations. In future it will be possible to decide if you wanna install to /opt/[package] or to /usr or tp /usr/X11R6 or to [wherever]. Till then we do not plan to break fhs by moving opt to /usr or something similar. bye achim~ (gentoos most busy memeber)