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wataru · Feb 9, 2003, 12:39 AM

I just noticed all of a sudden that a folder called "sw" just showed up in root. Inside is a folder "lib" and then a bunch of dylib files. I imagine that they're dynamic library files or something like that, but why would they all of a sudden be visible? I've never seen this before.

The only thing I can think of that I've installed recently is the new Virex.

bradoesch · Feb 9, 2003, 12:45 AM

Have you installed Fink? Fink puts the things it installed into the sw folder. Other programs may do this as well, but I know Fink does for sure.

Millennium · Feb 9, 2003, 12:55 AM

That was Virex's work. For some insipid reason, they use the same directory structure as Fink for their libraries, rather than folding them into the application bundle.

Unfortunately, there's no way to remove the directory, unless you want Virex to stop working. I believe you can use SetFile, which is part of the Developer Tools, to make it invisible, but I don't remember how to do that.

wataru · Feb 9, 2003, 02:17 AM

Hey thanks guys.

The terminal command to make things invisible is (if you have the dev tools installed):

/Developer/Tools/SetFile -a V [file]

You can put sudo in front of that if necessary.

philzilla · Feb 9, 2003, 03:24 AM

cool. saves me asking

robotmarkVIII · Feb 9, 2003, 12:52 PM

Originally posted by wataru:
Hey thanks guys.

The terminal command to make things invisible is (if you have the dev tools installed):

/Developer/Tools/SetFile -a V [file]

You can put sudo in front of that if necessary.

if you don't have dev tools installed just edit the file /.hidden and add sw in the appropriate place (alphabetically).

Ludovic Hirlimann · Feb 9, 2003, 02:47 PM

Originally posted by wataru:
I just noticed all of a sudden that a folder called "sw" just showed up in root. Inside is a folder "lib" and then a bunch of dylib files. I imagine that they're dynamic library files or something like that, but why would they all of a sudden be visible? I've never seen this before.

The only thing I can think of that I've installed recently is the new Virex.

Virex did the install. Usually thgis is where fink works, but for some reasons the Virex developers screw their install software. More information is available here

lookmark · Feb 10, 2003, 12:23 AM

For those partial to a GUI, XRay does a nice job for making a directory invisible, among other things.

Terri · Feb 10, 2003, 07:54 AM

Something keeps on putting a "Scripting Additions" folder in the root of my drive whenever I log out and in. There is noting in it but "Standard Additions, " just like the one inside of my library folder.

mrchin · Feb 10, 2003, 08:33 AM

I've opened .hidden and added sw to the list. Upon trying to save it, I don't succeed. Trying to write to a directory won't let me. Keeps defaulting to home. I'm opening it in pico. That may be the problem. How should one edit this file?

Millennium · Feb 10, 2003, 09:26 AM

Originally posted by mrchin:
I've opened .hidden and added sw to the list. Upon trying to save it, I don't succeed. Trying to write to a directory won't let me. Keeps defaulting to home. I'm opening it in pico. That may be the problem. How should one edit this file?

If you're using pico, then it's easy; just use sudo pico instead, and give your password when asked.