On Sun, 18 Nov 2018 20:52:26 +0000, Simon wrote in message <3a91e5c4-1603-40b5-b560-3f8bc8945...@thehobsons.co.uk>:
> goli...@dyne.org wrote: > > > Sooooo . . . if the choice to avoid the merge is only available > > with debian-installer what does that mean for the live isos? Will > > they be configured with or without the merge as default? > > Does it make any difference at all on a live ISO ? If it's setup > merged, then anything referencing /bin (etc) will follow the symlink > and access /usr/bin (etc). However, as the default for Devuan seems > likely to be unmerged, then it would make sense for the live ISOs to > be the same. Scripts etc will have to be written to deal with the > unmerged (split) layout so nothing should break that way - unless the > script is written by someone assuming that nothing in the world runs > unsplit any more. Any such scripts will need fixing to run on > installed systems anyway, so would then run on a live ISO with split > directories. ..worth noting here that some like to use live iso|usb to rescue systems, or even as system installers, so our live iso|usbs should be like our target systems. -- ..med vennlig hilsen = with Kind Regards from Arnt Karlsen ...with a number of polar bear hunters in his ancestry... Scenarios always come in sets of three: best case, worst case, and just in case. _______________________________________________ Dng mailing list Dng@lists.dyne.org https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng