Re: [iPAQ] Re: [Linux] Future HH releases... (now that Familiar .4 is almost ready).

From: Alan Cox <alan_at_lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
Date: Tue, 8 May 2001 16:08:16 +0100 (BST)

> Yes, indeed. On that point, I'd like to suggest that some of the
> larger ipkgs (like Emacs :-) be configured to install in /usr/local/
> instead of /usr/. Given the memory constraints of the iPAQ, I've
> moved /usr/local/ onto a separate CF card.

Distribution packages should never go into /usr/local/
However /opt is meant for exactly this - would /opt achieve the same goal for
you ?

Alan (who has not been entirely idle on the ipaq front)
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Received on Tue May 08 2001 - 08:06:47 EDT

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