Re: Software/HD ecology

>>>>> Luis Fernandes writes:

> What I am proposing is for all packages to be compartmentalized, by
> default ("configure; make; make install"), in their own directories
> with version numbers so multiple version of the same package can
> co-exist without conflicts and collisions.

The basic problem with this is that, unless you have a program like
Stow to create the symlink farm, it will require that you modify your
PATH(s) to include the packages that you install.  If you install
*many* packages this way, you could wind up with a *VERY* large PATH
that will break some shells (I know that csh has limitations on some
UNIXes).  Therefore, this shouldn't be the default -- it can be
handled by configure options (like setting "prefix").

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