On Fri, Aug 30, 2013 at 10:37:19AM -0400, Tanstaafl wrote: > Just fyi... the *only* problem that I have with this is that I have an > *existing* system that has a separate /usr, and it only has that > separate /usr because when I followed the original gentoo installation > handbook back in 2003 or so, it actually had a separate /usr in the > example directory structure layout, so I thought it was the official > gentoo *recommendation* to do it that way.
Following the Gentoo original handbook at that time was the good thing to do. But things change over time. What was true in 2003 might not still be true today or tomorrow. Things did change to the point that nowadays using an initramfs to keep a seperate /usr filesystem is the way to go. It's surprising you to have taken the handbook from Gentoo as best practice guide to get a proper system and not beeing fine with the recommendations of today. > If I wasn't in this predicament, I'd just make a mental note to never > install /usr to a separate partition and be done with it. Honestly, I used to have create a dedicated /usr filesystem for a long long time. It really was a big plus in the past. Except of some corner cases, I don't think it worth the trouble anymore. -- Nicolas Sebrecht
