On 11/17/06, c. m. bryan chrismbryan@gmail.com wrote:

On 17/11/06, Chuckk Hubbard badmuthahubbard@gmail.com wrote:

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So I untar this gz file and cd to the src directory. I follow the instructions, and pd installs to /home/chuckk/pd-0.40.0-2. If I first move the whole folder to /usr/local, I can't configure it as non-root. Isn't installation supposed to default to some /usr/.. folder, or is that only if I install as root?

Yes. If you want to keep the important bits in your home folder and still have pd in your path, you can always symlink, i.e. ln -s /home/chuckk/pd-0.40.0-2/ /usr/local/bin/. But you still need root access.

I don't know if that's considered good practice though.

Nah, I don't want that stuff in my home folder, I like to keep that clear. It makes sense, now that I think about it: without installing as root, I couldn't edit the /usr folder at all. Duh.

-Chris Bryan

Chris Bryan the microtonalist formerly of Philly? Do I know you?

-Chuckk