On Wed, 2004-07-21 at 17:45, John Dangler wrote: > I have had to download sources for httpd, php, etc for my existing FC2 > installation (originally installed from .iso). I noticed that the > executable for httpd is currently installed in /usr/sbin, and the modules > are currently installed in /usr/lib/httpd. Is it safe to configure httpd to > be installed in the same paths as the original, or is it more advisable to > begin using /usr/local for these (and other added packages) and clean up the > existing entries afterward? > > Thanks for the reply. > > JD > > I install http, php, postgresql etc in the /usr/local directories and have removed the rpms for those. I actually removed the rpms of those packages prior to final installation of the tar balls. I want to go back and see if checkinstall can be used to generate RPMs for those packages. If possible I would then use those rpms to install the packages on other systems. I always wondered why they changed the install locations of various packages. -- Scot L. Harris webid@xxxxxxxxxx "No, `Eureka' is Greek for `This bath is too hot.'" -- Dr. Who
