is /usr/local/etc installed by default ?

Hi ......
Please take pity on a newbie .......
I have just started to explore the wonderful world
of freeBSD ... and have a bit of a question.
is /usr/local/etc installed by default ?
the /etc/defaults/rc.conf file shows this dirs but
but they do not appear to be present, after the install.

I have downloaded the mini 4.7 distrib and installed it.
using both the standard options and custom options.
The install goes fine but i was wondering
why when i go through the structure /usr/local/etc
does not seem to be there ....
i have sliced the disk
/ /var /usr /tmp ......
could anyone tell me the answer to this please.

Thanks

>> is /usr/local/etc installed by default ?

No if you don't/haven't use the ports tree or not installing any precompiled binary. Once you pkg_add or make install something then the hierachy under /usr/local will be automatically mkdir'd.

When something supposed to be present by default but it isn't there just create it by hand (i.e. /etc/make.conf).

Hi FreeBSD ........
Thanks for answering my question.

I installed wemin from ports and it created the dirs, just
like you said it would ........
Thanks again ....
i'm now off to compile a kernel
thanks!