"Roberto C. Sanchez" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > The FHS is quite flexible in this respect. Personally, I like > /usr/local for stuff that I compile myself. > > Stuff that goes in /opt includes monolithic apps which I get in binary > form.
IIRC that split is what's generally recommended -- /usr/local for locally compiled stuff, /opt for binary distributed 3rd party packages. I imagine the reasoning is simply that precompiled binaries may have hardwired paths, and the way /opt generally works (each "package" gets its own complete tree) gives less chance of namespace conflicts while still retaining fixed locations for files. [I actually never use /opt though -- come to think of it I don't even have such a directory on my disk! Most "precompiled binaries" these days seem to come with a little installation shell script that adjusts the paths, so it's OK to just put them in /usr/local/BLARGH or whatever.] -Miles -- Ich bin ein Virus. Mach' mit und kopiere mich in Deine .signature. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
