/usr/bin before /usr/local/bin?

[Krzys Majewski <majewski@cs.ubc.ca>]

Any opinions on which should go first in the path: 
/usr/bin or /usr/local/bin? 

Arguments I can see:

/usr/bin: this  is where  Debian stuff goes.  If you want  to override
Debian   stuff   with  your   own   stuff,   'apt   remove'  is   pretty
straightforward. 

/usr/local/bin:  say  you compile  your  own  gcc.  This is  where  it
goes. You  may not want to  remove the Debian gcc  because many things
depend on it, using equivs may be a pain, etc. 

There is  also the issue of  info and man  paths. It would be  nice to
have these paths correspond to  the PATH, but maybe not essential. Any
feelings on this? 

-chris