On 19/11/12 16:59, William Hubbs wrote:
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.
Indeed.
I've opened a bug[1] for sys-apps/portage to gain QA check for cross /
vs. /usr linking because the situation is out of control.
Help is required for writing the patch for the bug (!!!)
[1] http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=443590
