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Re: /usr/local/etc
- To: Chris Faylor <cgf at cygnus dot com>
- Subject: Re: /usr/local/etc
- From: Matt <matt at use dot net>
- Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2000 21:16:13 -0700
- cc: cygwin-developers at sourceware dot cygnus dot com
On Wed, 26 Apr 2000, Chris Faylor wrote:
> On Wed, Apr 26, 2000 at 08:51:10PM -0700, Matt wrote:
> >I trying trying to run the configure script for nmap 2.30beta21, and it
> >bombed out because /usr/local/etc didn't exist. I created the directory,
> >and then it passed that step. It might be a good idea to create this
> >directory by default in one of the tarballs.
>
> I suppose we could add it, but it is unusual that a package would just
> *assume* that /usr/local/etc exists. I know that not every UNIX
> system has this directory by default.
crap, I'm sorry. I reverted to an old DLL and the configure worked fine.
This is probably related the other bug I just sent mail about. Sorry.
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