5 Aug
2010
5 Aug
'10
10:14 a.m.
On 5 Aug 2010, at 16:03, Mark Cerqueira wrote:
I think you're referring to the instructions posted here:
http://chuck.cs.princeton.edu/doc/build/
The person from Apple you spoke with was "kind of" right. Any time you type sudo in the terminal, you could potentially cause some serious damage. That said, if you copy the commands posted on that page exactly, you won't have any problems.
In addition, stuff that does not belong to the system installation should normally be in /usr/local/. But it is a good idea to make sure to have a backup before trying 'sudo', so that it can be restored.