I've got some proposed wording for /run in. You can see the change here: http://bzr.linuxfoundation.org/loggerhead/lsb/devel/fhs-spec/revision/36
It's basically the wording for /var/run moved over, with /var/run being largely replaced by a few compatibility statements. I did it this way because a lot of the concerns that people had expressed seemed to be handled well in the /var/run wording, such as persistence across reboots. A few notes that might be worth some review by others: - I considered the BSD case for making /run optional, or moving it to the Linux annex. The problem is that it makes the text for /var/run really crazy; in all likelihood, /var/run would end up having to move to the annexes as well. We know that there are a number of other objectionable sections in the FHS from the BSD point of view. If and when we get a decent solution to those problems, we can rethink the way /run happens as part of that solution. - "It is valid to implement /var/run as a symlink to /run." True? Too bold? Too specific? - /var/run/utmp is explicitly mentioned in FHS 2.3. After looking at Fedora 15, I decided it should stay there, since there's no /run/utmp there. I figure that having /run/utmp via symlinking /var/run to /run is OK, even though not explicitly mentioned, so there should be no issues. OTOH, do we want to encourage people to move utmp? - I've added explicit rules forbidding use of both /run and /var/run by programs, to prevent confusion. My thought is that a program should either use /run or /var/run. Can anyone think of a good reason why a program would want to use both? Other comments or objections are welcome as well, of course. -- Jeff Licquia The Linux Foundation +1 (317) 915-7441 [email protected] Linux Foundation Events Schedule: events.linuxfoundation.org Linux Foundation Training Schedule: training.linuxfoundation.org Join us this year in celebrating the 20th Anniversary of Linux! Watch the "Story of Linux" here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ocq6_3-nEw See all of the 20th Anniversary activities here: http://www.linuxfoundation.org/20th _______________________________________________ fhs-discuss mailing list [email protected] https://lists.linux-foundation.org/mailman/listinfo/fhs-discuss
