Re: Purpose of RPMS wrt Gnome / install problems.

[jon <jon snoopy net>]

Previously, adam@cybertrails.com (adam@cybertrails.com) said:
> On Tue, Oct 20, 1998 at 05:16:50PM +0100, Bruce Stephens wrote:
> > RedHat like to stick everything in /usr.  I'm not sure what other
> > distributions do, or even what RedHat's rationale is.  configure tends
> > to default to installing things in /usr/local.  Hence the
> > disagreement.  
> 
> 	The rationale (someone at RedHat correct me if I'm wrong) is that
> if it's a pre-compiled binary, managed by the system, it goes in /usr.
> If it's something that you added to the system that is non-stock, or
> non-system managed, it goes wherever you put it. (Traditionally, /usr/local,
> or more recently, /opt) 
>  
> > I'm not sure what a good solution is.  Personally, I install
> > everything Gnomish from source, and then I know where it is.
> 
> 	That's the best solution I've found.. 

rpm -ivh --prefix /usr/local <package>

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