"Michael D. Spence" <spence@panix.com> writes:
> > From: netbsd-help-owner@netbsd.org
> > [mailto:netbsd-help-owner@netbsd.org]On Behalf Of Perry E. Metzger
> > Sent: Monday, October 28, 2002 3:03 PM
> > To: Larson, Timothy E.
> > Cc: 'netbsd-help@netbsd.org'
> > Subject: Re: newbie learning to use packages
> >
> > "Larson, Timothy E." <Larson.Timothy1@mayo.edu> writes:
> > > Do most people leave the installed components here and update your
> > > path and manpath?  Do you use pkg_add's -p option to specify the
> 
> >
> > Don't even think about moving them. Things will fail horribly at times
> > if you do that.
> 
> Some systems and packages seem to use /usr/local (for example, ISTR that
> some man pages refer to it).

Nothing in NetBSD uses /usr/local as built.

> I've been leaving everything in /usr/pkg but
> I've often wondered how /usr/local fits in.  Could you comment on this?

/usr/local is for things you build yourself by hand that point at
/usr/local. /usr/pkg is for the package system.


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Perry E. Metzger		perry@piermont.com