On Thu, 2022-03-24 at 14:49 +0100, Helmut Grohne wrote: > On Thu, Mar 24, 2022 at 09:12:14AM +0100, Ansgar wrote: > > Maybe it should be changed into a warning that non-merged-/usr > > systems > > will not be supported in the future. The `dpkg-fsys-usrunmess` > > program > > should probably also include a warning that it will convert the > > system > > into a state no longer supported by Debian in the future. > > What is supported is a bit subjective I fear.
No, Helmut, it is not. We had that discussion often enough and in this bug report you will find the following: +--- | There are currently Debian 11 installations with both the merged-/usr | and non-merged-/usr filesystem layouts. All of these installations | should successfully upgrade via normal upgrade paths to a merged-/usr | Debian 12. Only after the release of Debian 12 can packages assume | that all installations will be merged-/usr. +--- I'm not motivated to pretend the last years did not happen. Feel free to start a GR to override the tech ctte if you think that is necessary. > > Either way, given related questions were already before the tech > > ctte > > several times it would be nice if this could be decided quickly to > > avoid this becoming yet another energy drain (we had several > > sufficiently long enough threads about this topic already). > > As much as I'd like to see this resolved quickly, I fear it is > blocked on the lack of patches supporting merged-/usr. Given all new installations have been merged-/usr for years, it seems to work sufficiently well for real-world use. Ansgar
