[Mailman-Developers] where to install Mailman?

[David]

On Thu, May 3, 2012 at 1:57 AM, Stephen J. Turnbull <stephen at xemacs.org>wrote:

> On Thu, May 3, 2012 at 12:37 PM, David <dave at fiteyes.com> wrote:
>
> > strictly from a Mailman point of
> > view, where should I install Mailman 3.0?
>
> The short answer is "Anywhere, as long as the relative positions of
> components are in the same place".  Basically, just use "python
> setup.py install --prefix=$YOUR_PREFERENCE".
>
> > My habit has always been to install my own application in /opt.
>
> I don't see any reason to vary from that
> Don't try to mimic Ubuntu's layout for Mailman 2.
>
> > Also, would you use a base directory named mailman
> > or mailman-3.0.0b1? Thanks
>
> I personally will be using "mailman3"
>
> I do think it's important to be careful about the upgrade to 3.1.
>

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