On Wed 10 Apr 2024 at 12:33:21 (+0200), Vincent Lefevre wrote: > On one machine, I have > > lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 35 2023-10-07 13:43:24 > /etc/systemd/system/sockets.target.wants/dm-event.socket -> > /lib/systemd/system/dm-event.socket > > and on another one, I have > > lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 39 2024-01-05 16:54:09 > /etc/systemd/system/sockets.target.wants/dm-event.socket -> > /usr/lib/systemd/system/dm-event.socket > > These symlinks were created at Debian installation time, and in > both cases, the dmeventd version is 2:1.02.196-1+b1. > > Shouldn't the system ensure that symlinks are consistent on different > machines (even though the above symlinks are equivalent), for instance > to ease the comparison of configurations between machines? > > For instance, shouldn't usr-is-merged convert the symlinks to a > canonical path?
No, that's the role of usrmerge. All usr-is-merged does is check whether usr /is/ merged already and, if it isn't, report the fact and fail to install. The only code in usr-is-merged is its preinst. There's an FAQ in /usr/share/doc/usrmerge/README.Debian. Cheers, David.
