The Filesystem Hierarchy Standard
You may be wondering by now where I'm getting these directory names. What if some Unix system out there doesn't use /usr or /usr/local? For one thing, this is another reason for providing the prefix variable—to allow the user some choice in these matters. However, most Unix-like systems nowadays follow the Filesystem Hierarchy Standard as closely as possible. The FHS defines a number of standard places including the following root-level directories:
/bin | /etc | /home |
/opt | /sbin | /srv |
/tmp | /usr | /var |
This list is by no means exhaustive. I've only mentioned the directories that are most relevant to our study of open source project build systems. In addition, the FHS defines several standard locations beneath these root-level ...
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