Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH RFC] tools: install under /usr/local by default.

[Dario Faggioli <raistlin@xxxxxxxx>]

On Tue, 2012-12-04 at 17:41 +0000, Ian Campbell wrote: 
> This is the defacto (or FHS mandated?) standard location for software
> built from source, in order to avoid clashing with packaged software
> which is installed under /usr/bin etc.
> 
> I think there is benefit in having Xen's install behave more like the
> majority of other OSS software out there.
> 
I think that too. Very small knowledge of autotools and related stuff
here, so I don't think I can provide a "technical ack", but I definitely
like the idea!

> The major downside here is in the transition from 4.2 to 4.3 where
> people who have built from source will innevitably discover breakage
> because 4.3 no longer overwrites stuff in /usr like it used to so they
> pickup old stale bits from /usr instead of new stuff from /usr/local.
> 
I think this is something that needs to be made clear in release notes,
migration instructions, etc., but, at the same time, I wouldn't consider
it a showstopper.

Dario

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