impossible manage folders in "/" directory

[michaelvoliveira]

I can create, let's say /usr folder into / directory, but I can't copy any files into my new folder. When I close the tracker window and reopen usr folder is invisible. typing on the address navigator or terminal puts me into it.

I know that /boot/common folder is utilized to handle everything but I think that is an user choice to use in your PC.

But with this limitation, several apps and games that use /usr/local from others unixes will not run on Haiku!

I could continue building with --configure=/boot/common and the make file installs on shared folder, bin folder, etc. but some apps with data files refuses to accept.

For exemple: OpenArena, DreamChess don't run *is not a SDL problem!!* how was discussed in the ML. Several others apps that myself ported failed to load your resources. I had many troubles with this (un)feature! and I bet that many other users will be.

[michaelvoliveira]

For example: after to change configure files, it continues to search for libs in /boot/var/tmp folder

-L/tmp/common/lib -lSDL

[siarzhuk]

Note that "/" is a virtual, "rootfs" filesystem. To utilize things you want - you have to use symbolic links to real folders, but AFAIK using of --prefix=/boot/common is a mandatory option for configure during porting applications to Haiku.

[jackburton]

Porting an application involves a bit more than just recompiling. As siarzhuk said, you have to use --prefix=/boot/common, at least.

[axeld]

"/" is a virtual folder - if you want to create a directory like "/usr" it has to be a symlink to a real place.