Re: Server Adjustments

[Bob Friesenhahn]

On Tue, 15 Dec 2009, Glus Xof wrote:
> In this moment, I'm wonder what is, then, the purpose of "make
> install" processes ?. I always believed that those, with root rigths,
> take files and put (copy) them to the right place in the system
> directories... doesn't it?

Yes, it could do that and ideally the source package is designed to do 
it safely and correctly.  However, the default installation prefix is 
intentionally /usr/local so that the person installing the software 
needs to decide if they really do want to overwrite part of the 
operating system.  Overwriting part of the operating system 
installation is not a step to be taken lightly.  Even if the source 
package installs and works correctly, it may have interferred with 
existing formal package managment used by the OS.

Bob
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