Subject: Re: Locations of some packages baffles me
To: None <tech-pkg@netbsd.org>
From: Greg A. Woods <woods@weird.com>
List: tech-pkg
Date: 06/28/2001 18:39:18
[ On Thursday, June 28, 2001 at 12:17:46 (-0700), Greywolf wrote: ]
> Subject: Re: Locations of some packages baffles me
>
> Take this as you will, but if it is an X thing, it should go into the X
> tree. It's where I'd expect to find such things. Historically -- and
> maybe I'm being a dinosaur, here -- this was the way it was laid out
> at most places I worked, and it made sense. So I think I disagree with
> you on this point, but it's not a hard disagreement (minds are prone
> to change over time).
If that's your view then why bother with ${LOCALBASE} indeed! There's
no point. You're mixing add-on stuff with system (er, X11) stuff.
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