Hi,

Mark Hindley <mark@???> writes:

> On Wed, Aug 23, 2023 at 08:24:32PM -0700, Marc Shapiro via Dng wrote:
>> > > > What do I need to do to have the above filesystems mounted and
>> > > > populated, so that the system will boot?
>> > > If it is indeed a case of hitting usrmerge, I'd say you need to move
>> > > everything in /dev/mapper/vg1-usr--daedalus to vg1-root--daedalus.
>> > > The stuff below /usr/local/ can stay where it is.
>> > I thought Devuan still did not require usrmerge? Not even in daedalus?
>> >
>> > -- hendrik
>>
>> I thought so, too, but eliminating the separate partition for /usr has
>> solved the issue.
>
> The issues of usr-merge and /usr on a separate partition are different
> and pretty much unrelated.
>
> Separate /usr partition has not been supported in Debian for many
> releases (Wheezy might have been the last, but I can't immediately lay
> my hand on a definitive source).

Mark, thanks for the correction. I mistakenly lumped in removal of
support for a separate /usr partition with usr-merge :-(

> Merged usr is the current and disputed transition that is ongoing in
> Debian at the moment. It is an option in Devuan, but is not forced on
> users at the current time.

--
Olaf Meeuwissen