On Sat, Jul 30, 2011 at 11:45:39PM +0200, Kay Sievers wrote:
> Some stuff is broken for years for all non-simple services. The real
> fix is just a cp -ax away, I guess. :)
>
> As mentioned, the distro's fix is to mount /usr from initramfs, and
> that's the only realistic option for /{bin,lib} vs. /usr/{bin.lib}
> split, with the ever-growing use of tools from /usr during bootup.
>
> The random split of tools tools in /{bin,lib} vs. /usr/{bin.lib} makes
> no sense today, what /{bin,lib} was for UNIX is the initramfs for
> Linux today.
>
> We are actually currently planning to move all tools from the rootfs
> to /usr, where they belong and sort out the chaotic split of install
> locations. There will be only compat symlinks left in / then.
Why not go the other way and move things that udev needs from /usr to /?
That would be an easier transition imho than moving everything to /usr.
William
>
> Kay
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