On Mon, Nov 19, 2012 at 09:39:59AM -0500, Rich Freeman wrote: > On Sun, Nov 18, 2012 at 10:38 PM, Joshua Kinard <ku...@gentoo.org> wrote: > > Correct me if wrong, but didn't the issue start with udev wanting to put the > > PCI ID database/file into /usr/share from /etc? > > Well, I can't vouch for what the first issue that arose was, but I do > recall discussion that bluetooth keyboards also required libraries in > /usr. > > Right now it takes less common situations to trigger problems with a > separate /usr, but the general trend is not favorable. It isn't just > software changes either - if I told somebody 15 years ago that USB > keyboards were going to be problematic but standard PS2 keyboards > would always work just fine, they'd say there was nothing to worry > about since PS2 keyboards would always be around. For all we know in > 5 years you won't be able to buy a USB keyboard. > > So, udev has been pushing things along to some extent, but the problem > is definitely bigger than udev.
I'm glad someone else on this list finally realizes that udev did not break separate /usr on its own. I've been trying to explain this to people here for ages. It isn't just programs that use libraries in /usr/lib that are broken. Any program in early boot that tries to access data files in /usr/share before /usr is mounted is broken, so for example, locales do not work before /usr is mounted. William
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