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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 |