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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