John Joyce
10/3/2007 5:05:00 AM
On Oct 2, 2007, at 9:49 PM, Sean Cahoon wrote:
> Thanks! That did the trick. But what's the difference between usr/lib
> and usr/local/lib? What is the local directory supposed to be for?
It's like scope.
Welcome to Unix.
Get a good book on Unix (unix in a nutshell is a good reference...but
reference only)
There are many good ones, just get one that addresses OS X, Linux,
and Unix, because sometimes there are important little differences to
know about.
It'll come in handy and make life much easier.
anyway, *nix's all tend to follow a similar directory structure. (but
not always)
It's all about putting things where they go.
usr/lib is basically stuff accessible to all users.
usr/local and anything in it is for that user only. Your own private
play pen.