Jude DaShiell <jdashiel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > In order for that to be correct it needs to also have :/usr/local/bin > inside of the quote marks. The /usr/local/bin directory on Linux > systems like slackware and debian is where stuff gets put that anyone > can execute that's on the system. I suspect that /usr/local/bin is excluded from the default $PATH to encourage good system administration habits. I.E., all of the software installed on a system should be managed by the package manager. When I used Slackware, /usr/local was the dumping ground where I placed all of the software that I built from source. It was an uncontrolled mess. I'm really ashamed to admit it. Keeping /usr/local/bin out of $PATH discourages people from using ./configure, make, make install as their package "management" procedure. The hand-written, system-specific scripts pose a problem, though. Does anyone use makepkg + pacman to manage these? Is it worth the extra effort? -- Chris
