Understanding the bin, sbin, usr/bin , usr/sbin split

[William Park]

On Mon, Feb 06, 2012 at 09:43:09PM -0500, D. Hugh Redelmeier wrote:
> I've heard that OS/X does something like: all a package does is add a
> directory, and populates it with all the "stuff", including any
> executables.  The package manager does not have to be intricate,
> policing shared directories.  Then the binary gets made accessible
> somehow.  Symlink?  Union mount?

This would be a step in the right direction.  Each package should be
given a directory, and it can do whatever under it.  This would simplify
package management a LOT.  There is no need to share anything.  If you
want something, you know exactly where it is.
-- 
William
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