[9front] installing things system-wide vs for user

[9front] installing things system-wide vs for user

[Stuart Morrow]

Does anyone use a strict way of deciding which to do for a given thing
you're installing?

Re: [9front] installing things system-wide vs for user

[sirjofri]

Here's what I usually do:

I store repositories for system-wide applications in glenda user 
directory (/usr/glenda/src). mk install usually puts the files in 
/$objtype/bin etc, which is fine.

User-based apps I personally do like this: $home/src for repositories, mk 
install should install to $home/bin/$objtype. Often enough 
BIN=$home/bin/$objtype is enough there.

I try to keep /sys as clean as possible, with only occasional manual 
patches applied (eg smtp.c).

sirjofri

20.10.2021 12:48:22 Stuart Morrow <morrow.stuart@gmail.com>:

> Does anyone use a strict way of deciding which to do for a given thing
> you're installing?

Re: [9front] installing things system-wide vs for user

[Pavel Renev]

What would be the difference between system-wide vs user-based programs?
Like vanilla rio vs rio with custom colors?
Can't think of much else.

Re: [9front] installing things system-wide vs for user

[sirjofri]

It's also about personal programs you wrote for your specific use case, 
as well as programs that don't make sense for other people and would just 
be confusing.

Eg, I use wwb. Most people don't even know what it is.

Most people wanted git. I installed it system-wide until it became part 
of 9front. Netsurf can be similar.

It's about software you, the admin, provide for all users, or software 
you, the user, provide for yourself.

sirjofri

21.10.2021 02:18:39 Pavel Renev <an2qzavok@gmail.com>:

> What would be the difference between system-wide vs user-based 
> programs?
> Like vanilla rio vs rio with custom colors?
> Can't think of much else.