[SOLVED] GAMES_PREFIX_OPT in /etc/make.conf

eNTi · Last edited by eNTi on Thu Sep 21, 2006 1:27 pm; edited 1 time in total

anyone knows, why GAMES_PREFIX_OPT isn't used by so many ebuilds?
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Voltago · Posted: Tue Sep 19, 2006 6:52 pm Post subject:

I think this variable is supposed for really _massive_ games that want some GB storage like nwn, and it's hardly worth using it in ebuilds for supertux and the like.

AllenJB · Posted: Thu Sep 21, 2006 1:19 pm Post subject:

GAMES_PREFIX_OPT is used by binary games (games which aren't compiled from source) such as UT2004. Games which compile from source (such as any of the quake series (except quake3-bin and quake 4) or open source games like nethack) use GAMES_PREFIX.

This follows the standard of using /opt only for binary-based packages, with all other games packages usually being installed under /usr/games. /usr is used as the prefix for most packages, with / (/bin and /sbin) being reserved for only packages required to actually boot the system (ideally). /usr/local is usually used for packages compiled by the user outside of the distributions packaging system.

Hope that helps

Allen
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eNTi · Posted: Thu Sep 21, 2006 1:27 pm Post subject:

thx.
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