On Sun, 18 Nov 2018 09:40:14 +0100
KatolaZ <katolaz@???> wrote:

> 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 ;)

And besides all that, a few symlinks or hardlinks solves the problem
if it ever does come to pass.

SteveT

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