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author | rh <rh> | 2002-03-27 20:50:33 +0000 |
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committer | rh <rh> | 2002-03-27 20:50:33 +0000 |
commit | 0c3f62349202c931e48b8a2cd0777f9365eb34ce (patch) | |
tree | 9d35555d77ae11f947c77a96d26693ee453a70ae /Packages.txt | |
parent | a897e1e2010d9eda19e187c3454f4882e5002d81 (diff) | |
download | pkgsrc-0c3f62349202c931e48b8a2cd0777f9365eb34ce.tar.gz |
Make it explicit that the warning about mixing LOCALBASE with the rest of
the system applies both ways, i.e., don't set LOCALBASE to where you have
your system files, *and vice versa*, as this repeatetly has lead to
problems (see PRs 15999 and 16029 for the latest examples).
Diffstat (limited to 'Packages.txt')
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1 files changed, 10 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/Packages.txt b/Packages.txt index 5acf7406fe4..cb2ad14dedf 100644 --- a/Packages.txt +++ b/Packages.txt @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -# $NetBSD: Packages.txt,v 1.240 2002/03/23 22:52:32 hubertf Exp $ +# $NetBSD: Packages.txt,v 1.241 2002/03/27 20:50:33 rh Exp $ ########################################################################### ========================== @@ -276,12 +276,15 @@ your packages tree. So, to use /usr/local, set in your environment. Please note that you should use a root which is dedicated to packages and not shared with other programs (ie, do not try -and use LOCALBASE=/usr). This is to prevent possible conflicts between -programs and other files installed by the package system and whatever else -may have been installed there. There is, of course, one exception to -this - X11 packages are traditionally installed in the X11 tree. The -definition used to identify the root of the X11 tree is the X11BASE -definition. +and use LOCALBASE=/usr). Also, you should not try to add any of your +own files or directories (such as, for example, src, obj, or pkgsrc) below +the LOCALBASE tree. This is to prevent possible conflicts between programs +and other files installed by the package system and whatever else may have +been installed there. + +There is, of course, one exception to this - X11 packages are traditionally +installed in the X11 tree. The definition used to identify the root of the +X11 tree is the X11BASE definition. It is possible to install X11 packages in the LOCALBASE tree, for which you must install the xpkgwedge package |