Re: [Haskell-cafe] Re: ANNOUNCE: Utrecht Haskell Compiler (UHC) -- first release

Achim Schneider writes:

"Richard O'Keefe" wrote:

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This is good advice (/usr/local is fine though).

Actually, no, it isn't. To start with, these days it's chock full of stuff which is hardly less critical for system operation than anything you'll find in /bin.

More importantly, /usr/local is a bugger to manage by hand, even if the sources came with uninstall capabilities, chances are they're not around, anymore, or messed up.

/usr/local is the default prefix in FreeBSD ports system. -- c/* __o/* <\ * (__ */\ <