Re: MiNT goes UNiX, invitation for mailing list (MINTOS)

[Chris Forker - Nav Arch- <Chris.Forker@newcastle.ac.uk>]

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Stephen Usher <Stephen.Usher@uk.ac.ox.earth>

>/usr/local should be used to hold all those programs you wouldn't usually
>find in /usr/{bin,ucb,5bin} on a "standard" commercial Unix, ie things such
>as emacs, jove, my-favourite-program etc. It would allow people to upgrade
>the optional software without messing about with the "standard" environment.

Just like to point out that under Solaris 2.x /opt is used to hold
optional programs such as compilers etc.

I initally found this strange but it does grow on you. Third party
software developers are now strating to incorporate /opt into their
installation scripts so it may be useful to consider.

I do not no how Sun specific this setup is.

- Chris

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