I'm not arguing in the least; but this isn't just an Apple thing. I'm pretty sure putting user-installed applications into /usr/local/bin (or /usr/local/sbin) is supposed to be the default for well-behaved installers on most all *nixes - that's certainly how it's supposed to work under Linux.
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I'm not arguing in the least; but this isn't just an Apple thing. I'm pretty sure putting user-installed applications into /usr/local/bin (or /usr/local/sbin) is supposed to be the default for well-behaved installers on most all *nixes - that's certainly how it's supposed to work under Linux.Reply to This
Sunday, February 22 2009 @ 12:46 PM PST