Re: /usr -> .

> What about a firmlink? That would solve all problems. What is a firmlink? /hurd/firmlink --help, [hurd]/trans/firmlink.c. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: /usr -> .

Michael D. Adams wrote: On 7/22/05, Alfred M. Szmidt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: What about a firmlink? That would solve all problems. What is a firmlink? See . HTH, -- Manuel Menal -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTE

Re: /usr -> .

On 7/22/05, Alfred M. Szmidt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > What about a firmlink? That would solve all problems. What is a firmlink? Back to lurking, Michael D. Adams [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: /usr -> .

So the problem remains : if you put /bin first in your PATH, you'll have configure discover 'gzip' in /bin (which is the right thing) and 'pager' in /bin (which is the wrong thing), and if you put /usr/bin first you'll have the same problem the other way around. I see that I misunderst

Re: Bug#318475: www.debian.org: $(HOME)/ports/hurd/hurd-install recommends to download upstream sources

Hello, On Thu, Jul 21, 2005 at 11:43:26PM -0500, David Moreno Garza wrote: > > Either an explanation should be given (like specific version > > requirements) or this download recommendation > > (and manual install, see grub) should be replaced by the apropriate > > > > apt-get install grub parted

Re: /usr -> .

> What about a firmlink? That would solve all problems. Would it ? Yes. You don't get the funky side-effects of symlinks. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: /usr -> .

Alfred M. Szmidt wrote: What about a firmlink? That would solve all problems. Would it ? Yes. You don't get the funky side-effects of symlinks. Care to explain ? AFAIK you will get the same effect. An example : [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ mkdir foo; cd foo [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/foo$ mkdir coin; ech

Re: /usr -> .

What about a firmlink? That would solve all problems. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: /usr -> .

Alfred M. Szmidt wrote: What about a firmlink? That would solve all problems. Would it ? I don't see how it would solve, e.g., the problem we had with man-db. Using a firmlink instead of a symlink might be a good idea anyway, though. Cheers, -- Manuel Menal -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMA