On Sat, 16 Apr 2011 17:04:53 -0500 Bruce Dubbs <[email protected]> wrote:
> This is an interesting comment: > > "If we stop supporting /usr on a separate partition, it > entirely removes the need for /usr." > I think that the idea of doing away with /usr and just installing everything into / is interesting as it would simplify the structure of the directories. I also think that making the change would be like poking yourself in the eye with a stick; painful and with no obvious benefit. There would be a million things that would need patching because they were looking for /usr/bin/perl or whatever. With no strong reason to make the change it's difficult to summon the energy to do the work. Andy -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
