* Richard Grace <rgrace@aapt.com.au> [020814 09:14]:
> >>> woods@weird.com 14/08/2002 18:07:31 >>>
> 
> > [ On Wednesday, August 14, 2002 at 11:02:09 (+1000), Richard Grace wrote: ]
> > > Subject: Re: Automatically starting programs...
> > >
> > >  After determining what is installed (make -n, etc.) and
> > > what else is required, I usually build a package.  It's become
> > > a habit after some years as a Solaris admin.
> > 
> > Ah ha!  Very good!  Well I keep /usr/local as that "other place" and
> > /usr/pkg for installed packaged software.  However I don't package
> > everything that I use -- only if I also install it on someone else's
> > machine and even then often only if I expect I'll have to support it in
> > the future.  :-)
> 
> And there's always the FreeBSD ports collection, and the
> ever helpful /usr/pkgsrc/pkgtools/port2pkg tool.

<Jaw drops>

Now that's got to be package of the month.

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