On Tue, May 01, 2007 at 10:12:14PM +0200, Joe Hart wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Douglas Allan Tutty wrote: > > On Tue, May 01, 2007 at 04:39:39PM +0200, csanyipal wrote: > >> On Tue, May 01, 2007 at 11:51:07AM +0100, Liam O'Toole wrote: > > > >>> Better, though, would be to install the software to /usr/local instead. > >> I agree with this. But the brlcad package can one to download in tar.bz2 > >> package or from CVS repository. Which one can one use to build the debian > >> package from it? > > > > Shouldn't pre-compiled tarballs go in /opt? > > Does it really make a difference? What matters is that it is in a > different place than /bin or /usr/bin so that the system won't clobber > it when it gets upgraded. Perhaps I am wrong. Personally, I have some > things in /opt and some others in /usr/local/bin.
I suppose it makes a difference depending on how update tarballs get handled. If you just get a new tarball, how do you ensure that all the old stuff is removed? With everything under /opt then you just remove the directory. If you're compiling, then a make uninstall (or whatever) handles this. Doug. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
