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Author: Edward Bartolo
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To: Steve Litt
CC: dng
Subject: Re: [DNG] Dependency Hell: was leveldb support proposal
Hi,

On 02/03/2016, Steve Litt <slitt@???> wrote:
> I'm not recommending this for every app. But I've got to tell you, when
> you think about installation by package manager, with its pinnings and
> exclusions and dependencies and conflicts, not to mention sabotage of
> packaging by the poetterists and their ilk, installation by directory
> starts to have its own charm, for certain applications.
>
> SteveT


However, does copying a directory tree to install a program go against
conventions where various parts of an installation should be placed?

Edward