Re: Purpose of RPMS wrt Gnome / install problems.
- From: jon <jon snoopy net>
- To: adam cybertrails com, Bruce Stephens <b stephens isode com>
- Cc: gnome-list gnome org
- Subject: Re: Purpose of RPMS wrt Gnome / install problems.
- Date: Tue, 20 Oct 1998 22:53:30 -0400
Previously, adam@cybertrails.com (adam@cybertrails.com) said:
> On Tue, Oct 20, 1998 at 05:16:50PM +0100, Bruce Stephens wrote:
> > RedHat like to stick everything in /usr. I'm not sure what other
> > distributions do, or even what RedHat's rationale is. configure tends
> > to default to installing things in /usr/local. Hence the
> > disagreement.
>
> The rationale (someone at RedHat correct me if I'm wrong) is that
> if it's a pre-compiled binary, managed by the system, it goes in /usr.
> If it's something that you added to the system that is non-stock, or
> non-system managed, it goes wherever you put it. (Traditionally, /usr/local,
> or more recently, /opt)
>
> > I'm not sure what a good solution is. Personally, I install
> > everything Gnomish from source, and then I know where it is.
>
> That's the best solution I've found..
rpm -ivh --prefix /usr/local <package>
--
>From now on, I will try not to reason with the idiots I encounter.
I will dismiss them by waving my paw and saying 'Bah'.
- Dogbert
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