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Originally Posted by -Thomas-
It creates a directory structure for /usr/local on the memory you run the installer from. So if you run it from CF card, /usr/local will point to /media/cf/_local. This is done to overcome the iLiad's small internal memory and to have a central location for third party apps.
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I hope this (slightly off-topic) discussion does not shadow the availability of Ruby on the Iliad ... it's great to have!
IMHO it's a *very* bad idea to symlink /usr/local to a cf or sd.
- Other apps (like Feedbooks subscriptions plugin) might depend on software installed there. These will be broken when the sd card is removed
- Besides: the preinstall will break apps that have been installed with a similar trick; and your package will be broken by the next one using a similar preinstall script.
- I think this would corrupt the ipkg configuration...
- I think using ipk's is only safe when installing on internal memory. For installs on cf just use plain install scripts.
- What if another package (to be installed in /usr/local) does not want to be installed on the cf card (I read that access to cf can break a wifi connection)?
thanks for the recipe
Continue the good work!