Re: [gentoo-user] Stage-3 and profile 23.x

2024-03-26 Thread Michael
On Tuesday, 26 March 2024 00:54:26 GMT Peter Humphrey wrote:
> On Monday, 25 March 2024 23:14:50 GMT Michael wrote:
> > On Monday, 25 March 2024 21:48:24 GMT Peter Humphrey wrote:
> > > On Monday, 25 March 2024 16:52:19 GMT Michael wrote:
> > > > The default OpenRC installation now assumes a merged-usr fs structure
> > > > -
> > > > therefore make sure you select the appropriate profile in a new
> > > > installation.
> > > 
> > > I was wondering about that. Now that we have 23.0 in place, are we meant
> > > to
> > > change to merged-usr? Should I run the eponymous script?
> > 
> > You can, if you want to.  I've installed sys-apps/merge-usr and ran it on
> > my OpenRC system, after I completed the migration to profile 23.0.  It
> > didn't take any time at all:
> > 
> > https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Merge-usr
> 
> I'd want a good reason to do so, as I can't imagine it being reversed easily
> - I'd need to keep a backup of /bin, /usr and so on which I could restore
> if necessary, then run emerge -e @world and save those directories again.
> Not worth the candle.
> 
> There being no foreseeable prospect of the systemd bandwagon picking me up
> on its way by, I think I'll stick to what I know*.
> 
> * For some vague approximation to 'know'.   :)

The reason for a unified filesystem layout is to align Linux with Unix (Open 
Solaris) and increase compatibility between distributions, which in turn makes 
it easier to install/run various tools with hardcoded paths.  It also makes it 
easier to separate OS Vs user binaries, while keeping the former read only, to 
allow various guest OS instances to use the same host OS /usr as read only, 
without treading over each other toes.  I can't see why the average non-
systemd Linux desktop user will want to rush into this change for their 
personal computing needs.  Regardless of personal choices at this stage, the 
direction of travel is towards a unified layout.

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Re: [gentoo-user] Stage-3 and profile 23.x

2024-03-25 Thread Peter Humphrey
On Monday, 25 March 2024 23:14:50 GMT Michael wrote:
> On Monday, 25 March 2024 21:48:24 GMT Peter Humphrey wrote:
> > On Monday, 25 March 2024 16:52:19 GMT Michael wrote:
> > > The default OpenRC installation now assumes a merged-usr fs structure -
> > > therefore make sure you select the appropriate profile in a new
> > > installation.
> > 
> > I was wondering about that. Now that we have 23.0 in place, are we meant
> > to
> > change to merged-usr? Should I run the eponymous script?
> 
> You can, if you want to.  I've installed sys-apps/merge-usr and ran it on my
> OpenRC system, after I completed the migration to profile 23.0.  It didn't
> take any time at all:
> 
> https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Merge-usr

I'd want a good reason to do so, as I can't imagine it being reversed easily - 
I'd need to keep a backup of /bin, /usr and so on which I could restore if 
necessary, then run emerge -e @world and save those directories again. Not 
worth the candle.

There being no foreseeable prospect of the systemd bandwagon picking me up on 
its way by, I think I'll stick to what I know*.

* For some vague approximation to 'know'.   :)

-- 
Regards,
Peter.






Re: [gentoo-user] Stage-3 and profile 23.x

2024-03-25 Thread Michael
On Monday, 25 March 2024 21:48:24 GMT Peter Humphrey wrote:
> On Monday, 25 March 2024 16:52:19 GMT Michael wrote:
> > The default OpenRC installation now assumes a merged-usr fs structure -
> > therefore make sure you select the appropriate profile in a new
> > installation.
> I was wondering about that. Now that we have 23.0 in place, are we meant to
> change to merged-usr? Should I run the eponymous script?

You can, if you want to.  I've installed sys-apps/merge-usr and ran it on my 
OpenRC system, after I completed the migration to profile 23.0.  It didn't 
take any time at all:

https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Merge-usr


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Re: [gentoo-user] Stage-3 and profile 23.x

2024-03-25 Thread Jack

On 2024.03.25 17:48, Peter Humphrey wrote:

On Monday, 25 March 2024 16:52:19 GMT Michael wrote:

> The default OpenRC installation now assumes a merged-usr fs  
structure -
> therefore make sure you select the appropriate profile in a new  
installation.

That specifically says for a new installation.


I was wondering about that. Now that we have 23.0 in place, are we  
meant to

change to merged-usr? Should I run the eponymous script?

From the news item:
3. If you are currently using systemd in a split-usr configuration,  
then first
   complete the migration to the corresponding merged-usr profile of  
the
   same profile version. Details on how to do this can be found in the  
news

   item [4].
   If you are currently using openrc, migrate to 23.0 first, keeping  
your disk
   layout. If you want to move from split-usr to merged-usr, do that  
afterwards.




Re: [gentoo-user] Stage-3 and profile 23.x

2024-03-25 Thread Peter Humphrey
On Monday, 25 March 2024 16:52:19 GMT Michael wrote:

> The default OpenRC installation now assumes a merged-usr fs structure -
> therefore make sure you select the appropriate profile in a new installation.

I was wondering about that. Now that we have 23.0 in place, are we meant to 
change to merged-usr? Should I run the eponymous script?

-- 
Regards,
Peter.






Re: [gentoo-user] Stage-3 and profile 23.x

2024-03-25 Thread Andreas K. Huettel
Am Montag, 25. März 2024, 16:30:41 CET schrieb Peter Humphrey:
> Hello list,
> 
> It would be good if a stage-3 tarball were available with profile 23.x built 
> in. Sooner or later someone will want to build a new system with such a 
> profile.
> 
> Is this in the offing?

All builders now have instructions to upload 23.0 stages (which have been 
building
silently in the background for the last weeks) on the next run.

https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Project:Toolchain/23.0_profile_timeline

The "mergedusr" suffix in the stage names is going away, which means the links
on the webserver have to be fixed afterwards.

> 
> 


-- 
Andreas K. Hüttel
dilfri...@gentoo.org
Gentoo Linux developer
(council, toolchain, base-system, perl, libreoffice)

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Re: [gentoo-user] Stage-3 and profile 23.x

2024-03-25 Thread Michael
On Monday, 25 March 2024 15:30:41 GMT Peter Humphrey wrote:
> Hello list,
> 
> It would be good if a stage-3 tarball were available with profile 23.x built
> in. Sooner or later someone will want to build a new system with such a
> profile.
> 
> Is this in the offing?

It is already there; e.g.

https://mirror.bytemark.co.uk/gentoo/releases/amd64/autobuilds/
20240324T164906Z/stage3-amd64-desktop-
openrc-20240324T164906Z.tar.xz.CONTENTS.gz

>From what I recall make.profile 23.0 has been available for a while now, 
albeit it was previously shown as experimental (exp).

NOTE: The default OpenRC installation now assumes a merged-usr fs structure - 
therefore make sure you select the appropriate profile in a new installation.

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[gentoo-user] Stage-3 and profile 23.x

2024-03-25 Thread Peter Humphrey
Hello list,

It would be good if a stage-3 tarball were available with profile 23.x built 
in. Sooner or later someone will want to build a new system with such a 
profile.

Is this in the offing?

-- 
Regards,
Peter.