Brian Gupta writes: > > http://www.opensolaris.org/os/community/arc/policies/install-locations/ > > After reviewing the opensolaris document, I feel that it is > incomplete. For example, it does not touch upon /bin, and /lib, (and
Did you look at the man page? > the diferences with /usr/bin and /usr/lib. My understanding was that > if a command or library needed to be available for system > bootstrapping it should be available in /bin or /lib. However, when it That seems at least partially unlikely to me: % ls -l /bin lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 Apr 26 07:01 /bin -> ./usr/bin % What OpenSolaris-based system are you using for reference? > isn't critical it should go in /usr/bin /usr/lib. (/usr is allowed to > be a seperate partition.) Yes; indeed. See filesystem(5). As for /lib, it's partly missing from the current man page, though it is mentioned. That's a documentation bug. Other than that, the split between / and /usr is well-known, and is preserved in the system for support of diskless operation and Zones. -- James Carlson, Solaris Networking <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sun Microsystems / 1 Network Drive 71.232W Vox +1 781 442 2084 MS UBUR02-212 / Burlington MA 01803-2757 42.496N Fax +1 781 442 1677 _______________________________________________ opensolaris-discuss mailing list [email protected]
