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Author: KatolaZ
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To: dng
Subject: Re: [DNG] /usr to merge or not to merge... that is the question??
On Sun, Nov 18, 2018 at 04:51:43PM +0900, Olaf Meeuwissen wrote:

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>
> ACK. Just like to point out that Devuan might run into packages that
> have already moved programs that really ought to be in /bin or /sbin
> over to /usr/bin and /usr/sbin.
>
> Image bash getting installed in /usr/bin/bash. With the merged /usr
> scenario that's not a problem because /bin is a symlink to /usr/bin and
> all you #!/bin/bash scripts will continue to work just fine. In the
> non-merged scenario /bin/bash will not exist and all hell breaks loose.
>


Let's solve first the problems that we have now, instead of trying to
solve the problems that we do not have as yet (and might not ever have
at all), OK? :)

There is no reason so far for the packagers of basic utilities to
massively move their stuff under /usr/bin and/or /usr/sbin. So let's
keep calm and carry on ;)

HND

KatolaZ

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