On Tue, Jan 25, 2000 at 01:58:19PM +0100, Wichert Akkerman wrote: > Previously Tomasz Wegrzanowski wrote: > > What about relase goal for woody : > > with woody one will be able to have (/bin /usr/bin /usr/X11R6/bin > > /usr/games) stuff in one directory, (/sbin + /usr/sbin), (/lib + > > /usr/lib + /usr/X11R6/lib) and (/usr/share/man + usr/X11R6/man) also > > as long as they are properly symlinked. > > No way.
It is already the case that this setup is possible. Note that a namepspace conflict in the */bin, */sbin, */man and */lib areas would be downright silly, as one takes precedence over the other (it is not silly for custom setups, but definitely makes no sense for default setups). > Please remember that `GNU/Linux' is a UN*X (alike) OS and > should follow accepted UN*X and especially Linux standards. That > includes the FHS. The FHS does not say that /usr needs to be a seperate directory tree. In fact, Thomas Bushnell BSG (the Hurd author) made sure that the FHS allows for the setup Tomasz describes above (or, if it doesn't, it at least allows for /usr being symlinked to .). Thanks, Marcus -- `Rhubarb is no Egyptian god.' Debian http://www.debian.org Check Key server Marcus Brinkmann GNU http://www.gnu.org for public PGP Key [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] PGP Key ID 36E7CD09 http://homepage.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/Marcus.Brinkmann/ [EMAIL PROTECTED]
