[rescue] Building gcc

[Dave McGuire]

On December 18, Kevin Loch wrote:
> I think the problem is that in /opt the convention is to put everything
> under
> /opt/<package>/...  whereas in /usr/local things usually go in
> /usr/local/bin,/sbin,/etc,/man...
> Some packages may need (want) to be in their own directory
> (/usr/local/apache) but that is
> the exception and not the rule.  Do you really want to add another
> couple paths to PATH
> for every package you install?

  This is an age-old debate (the path component thing, not the /opt
thing) that is reminiscent of emacs vs. vi.  There is no correct
answer but there are very strong arguments for both methods.
I suggest we drop it here before it becomes The Thread That Wouldn't
Die. :)

       -Dave

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Dave McGuire
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