MacPorts' Directory Layout Guideline or suggestion?

[Jeff Stubbs]

On Aug 5, 2007, at 12:19 PM, js wrote:

> I'm wondering if there's  any guideline or  suggestion that
> MacPorts port  creaters should  follow.
>
> apache2 installs its  conf  files in /opt/local/apache2/conf
> but apache's in /opt/local/etc/apache/conf.
> Is this a bug? or just lack of good guidelines?

May I pose a follow up question to this one?

The apache2 install in /opt/local/apache2 looks like a tweak to the  
default build to install it inside the /opt directory. But the  
postgresql build is scattered just like the OP's example of the  
apache install. (i.e., bulk is in /opt/local/lib, db cluster in /opt/ 
local/var/db/postgresql/defaultdb, ...etc) Is there is a historical  
reason for this?

Just to get a handle on working with portfiles, I created a local  
repository and modified the original portfile to install the database  
into an /opt/local/pgsql82 direcotry. Ran into a couple of minor  
problems but was able to work it out. The server works fine. I  
realize that any attempt  to use this modified port wouldn't be worth  
it, but was a good learning experience.

Jeff