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It's ok to use /usr/local. Apple should not be touching it. From the Filesystem Hierarchy Standard:
The /usr/local hierarchy is for use by the system administrator when installing software locally. It needs to be safe from being overwritten when the system software is updated.In fact, my own suggestion is to avoid fink because it "avoids" the main OS X tree. As you can see, the whole reason /usr/local exists is for things like fink, and i-Installer. It's difficult for applications outside of fink to make use of fink libraries and applications because it is outside of the standard tree. If fink installed in /usr/local instead, a bin/init.csh script would be unnecesary.
Suggestion
Any given install tree needs a package management system. The /usr tree should bee managed by Apple's managment system, the /sw tree should be managed by dpkg, and /usr/local usually needs to be managed by hand.. a big pain in the arse. |
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