/usr/local question

[Phil Dobbin]

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On 04/04/2012 18:30, Saiwing Yeung wrote:
> On Apr 4, 2012, at 9:19 AM, Ryan Schmidt wrote:
>> On Apr 4, 2012, at 11:16, Saiwing Yeung wrote:
>>
>>> oh... I didn't know that. I just took a look in my /usr/local, and found a whole bunch of stuff for texlive, and then various programs that I remember installing.
>>>
>>> is there a recommended place for me to put these programs?
>>
>> Any other place on the hard drive that doesn't already have a defined meaning. So any prefix other than /, /usr, /usr/local, /opt/local or /sw should be fine. 
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> In addition, I agree with Jan Stary that it would be nice to amend the #defaultprefix: section in the FAQ. If possible, it would also be nice to also add this to the "A port fails to build. What should I do?" section in the FAQ, as the section title of #defaultprefix is "Why is /opt/local the default install location for MacPorts?" and if a port fails to build for me, I probably wouldn't realize that pertinent information is in that section.

If you want to install in directories other than /usr/local to avoid any
conflicts with Mac Ports, you could use the other *nix location $HOME/bin.

On most, if not all, Linux distros that PATH is already present in
~/.bashrc.

You'd probably have to create the directory in /Users/yourname as well
as add the above line to your bash_profile but I use $HOME/bin a lot on
OS X & Linux. It also has the added advantage of not having to use sudo
when installing stuff.

Cheers,

  Phil...

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