On Sun, 2021-07-18 at 20:58 +0200, Svante Signell wrote: > On Wed, 2021-07-14 at 23:40 +0200, Guillem Jover wrote: > > On Wed, 2021-07-14 at 19:54:56 +0000, Thorsten Glaser wrote: > > > Sean Whitton dixit: > > > > * #978636 move to merged-usr-only? > > > > > > > > We were asked to decide whether or not Debian 'bookworm' > > > > should > > > > continue to support systems which are not using the merged-usr > > > > filesystem layout. We decided that support should not > > > > continue > > > > beyond Debian 'bullseye'. > > > > > > What? WHAT? WHAT? > > > > > > > The decision is captured here: > > > > <https://bugs.debian.org/978636#178> > > > > > > No reason provided either. This stinks. I’m v̲e̲r̲y̲ > > > disappointed. > > > Debian is becoming untenable. Years ago, I had hoped it won’t. > > > > I've been meaning to send a note about this for some time now, but > > as I feel it keeps getting ignored, it always seems a bit > > pointless. > > > > But in any case, given that merged-usr-via-aliased-dirs is not > > really > > supported by dpkg anyway, it is broken by design [B], I have no > > intention whatsoever to break any of my systems with such layout > > going forward, I'm thus planning to spend any necessary volunteer > > time implementing any fix, workaround or solution required to avoid > > having to use it, in detriment of other Debian volunteer time. I > > alreadystarted some time ago with dpkg-fsys-usrunmess(8), present > > already inthe upcoming bullseye release. > > > [B] > https://wiki.debian.org/Teams/Dpkg/FAQ#Q:_Does_dpkg_support_merged-.2Fusr-via-aliased-dirs.3F > > Since the dpkg developer and maintainer Guillem considers merged /usr > broken by design, maybe Debian should consider to use some other > package management software for the peace of mind for people involved > in the project? Maybe guix could be usable?
Again, everybody is just hiding, I wonder from who, the big wolf?? Who is hen? Anybody having the courage to reply to this list about this issue, not only workarounds/diversions?