Subj : MBSE and FHS
To   : Robert Wolfe
From : Vince Coen
Date : Sat Aug 10 2013 12:57 pm

Hello Robert!

09 Aug 13 00:23, you wrote to Benny Pedersen:

 >> is to prevent make install not overwriteing os files

 >> in linux if i make with:

 >> ./configure
 >> make
 >> make install

 >> then it should use /usr/local as MBSE_ROOT (prefixing)

 >> /opt is for systems that does NOT use make install

 > Hmm, I was always taught that /opt was for the installation of
 > OPTional packages/software?

Totally agree with you and is the standard now for many packages that I have
installed:

Adobe
F-Prot
LibreOffice
Calibre
VirtualBox

and mbse


Vince

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