mingdao@workstation ~ $ eselect news read 2013-09-27-initramfs-required Title Separate /usr on Linux requires initramfs Author William Hubbs <willi...@gentoo.org> Posted 2013-09-27 Revision 1
Linux systems which have / and /usr on separate file systems but do not use an initramfs will not be supported starting on 01-Nov-2013. If you have / and /usr on separate file systems and you are not currently using an initramfs, you must set one up before this date. Otherwise, at some point on or after this date, upgrading packages will make your system unbootable. For more information on setting up an initramfs, see this URL: https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Initramfs/HOWTO Due to many upstream changes, properly supporting Linux systems that have /usr missing at boot time has become increasingly difficult. Despite all our efforts, it already breaks in some exotic configurations, and this trend is likely to grow worse. For more information on the upstream changes and why using an initramfs is the cleanest route forward, see the following URLs: http://freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/separate-usr-is-broken https://blog.flameeyes.eu/2013/01/the-boot-process -- Happy Penguin Computers >') 126 Fenco Drive ( \ Tupelo, MS 38801 ^^ supp...@happypenguincomputers.com 662-269-2706 662-205-6424 http://happypenguincomputers.com/ A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? A: Top-posting. Q: What is the most annoying thing in e-mail? Don't top-post: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_post#Top-posting
