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diff --git a/Packages.txt b/Packages.txt index 57236ae119f..7a558749fea 100644 --- a/Packages.txt +++ b/Packages.txt @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -# $NetBSD: Packages.txt,v 1.105 2000/08/03 14:56:51 hubertf Exp $ +# $NetBSD: Packages.txt,v 1.106 2000/08/16 19:08:20 dmcmahill Exp $ ########################################################################### ========================== @@ -226,9 +226,14 @@ your packages tree. So, to use /usr/local, set LOCALBASE=/usr/local -in your environment. 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. +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. It is possible to install X11 packages in the LOCALBASE tree, for which you must install the xpkgwedge package |