Re: [Gramps-users] Gramps unable to open files

[Eero T. <ee...@us...>]

Hi,

On Tuesday 05 December 2006 02:26, Alex Roitman wrote:
> > I might be wrong, but didn't the writer of the original e-mail
> > install in the default location '/usr/local/'?  Wasn't the fix to
> > install in '/usr'?
>
> Install in /usr will have everything working.
> Install in /usr/local is also possible. As well as
> install in /home/user/mygramps or even in /zzz.
>
> As I said, how to install is described in detail
> in INSTALL file, I won't repeat it here in all entirety.
>
> The autotools have /usr/local as the default prefix,
> but maybe we should change that. I don't know for sure
> if we should.

IMHO only managed packages should write under /usr.
AFAIK things which are not in package management are
supposed to write only under /usr/local or user's home directory.


	- Eero