On Wed, 30.03.11 18:04, Rahul Sundaram (metherid@xxxxxxxxx) wrote: > > On 03/30/2011 05:34 PM, Ralf Corsepius wrote: > > On 03/30/2011 01:54 PM, Lennart Poettering wrote: > >> Heya, > >> > >> I just uploaded a new version of systemd into F15, which establishes a > >> directory /run in the root directory. Most likely you'll sooner or later > >> stumble over it, so here's an explanation what this is and why this is. > >> > >> It's a fairly minor technical change, > > It's a massive FHS violation > > > > => release blocker. > > There are many directories already in Fedora that are not defined by FHS > and even though we have asked them to update it (libexec, /selinux > /sys etc), there is noone maintaining it. Besides, FHS violations > do not qualify as release blockers at all. At best, this is a dramatic > overreaction and wishful thinking. If we have consensus between major > distributions, that is the living standard compared to a old stale and > unmaintained document. Anyway, thanks Lennart for taking the time to > explain the change. It makes documentation much easier. Also, can somebody point me to the place where the FHS would say "no other directories below / are allowed"? I can't find that. And hence this change is perfectly FHS compliant. Lennart -- Lennart Poettering - Red Hat, Inc. -- devel mailing list devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/devel
