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Ive comented in several threads in here that Apple has changed the default $PATH variable. /usr/local/bin is no longer set by default [neither is /usr/local/sbin though I'm not sure what sbin is for]. Well, a lot of the precompiled binaries that I've downloaded from macosx.forked.net install themselves in /usr/local/bin So is the solution to add /usr/local/bin to the path? Or should we be installing stuff in /bin [the bin thats in the jaguar PATH by default]. Should I just copy everything from /usr/local/bin to /bin and then make a symlink of /bin to /usr/local/bin ? What was the reasoning for moving it [something to do with POSIX maybe]?
__________________ -Paul Wieland______________ http://www.sickdimension.com Dual G5 2.0Ghz / 2.5GB Ram / 620 GB HD / 23" CD |
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man hier is quite precise: Code: /bin/ user utilities fundamental to both single-user and multi-user
environments. Putting things here is like jogging on busy motorway,
with eyes tied
/usr/ contains the majority of user utilities and applications
bin/ common utilities, programming tools, and applications. Putting things
here is like jogging on busy motorway, with eyes tied
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