tech-pkg: Re: Package Paths Proposal v2

Subject: Re: Package Paths Proposal v2
To: NetBSD Packages Technical Discussion List <tech-pkg@netbsd.org>
From: Greg A. Woods <woods@most.weird.com>
List: tech-pkg
Date: 12/17/1998 17:09:22

[ On Thu, December 17, 1998 at 08:17:11 (-0500), Todd Vierling wrote: ]
> Subject: Re: Package Paths Proposal v2
>
> : I.e. if pkg is to follow hier(7) to the letter then it must be a
> : *complete* mirror and include $PREFIX/usr/sbin as well as $PREFIX/sbin.
> 
> No, it mustn't.  /usr/pkg is structured to follow the model of /usr/local.

/usr/local is "broken" in the same way though....

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