Bug#1064785: brltty: installs same filename to both bin and sbin
Source: brltty Followup-For: Bug #1064785 > I haven't checked yet, but are these two versions of file:brltty > actually the same? Yes, /sbin/brltty is a symlink to /bin/brltty > But in Debian we're not there yet. You are correct, but it is a direction that is being explored right now, and debootstrap allows testing such a filesystem layout to find out what would break. Fedora did a nice writeup on this https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/Unify_bin_and_sbin > Suggesting a move from /bin to /usr/bin is not without danger That is true, and that's part of the usrmerge efforts and packages will hopefully move the affected files in time for debian trixie release. However, merging bin and sbin is not part of the current usrmerge, it is something that could be called usrmerge2.0 or sbinmerge or something else. The reason why the file loss in usrmerge happens is exactly because the filesystem layout was merged *before* packages moved their files to the new canonical locations. It is therefore preferable to get rid of file conflicts as a result of the same file being in /usr/bin and /usr/sbin before bin and sbin are merged, and that is why this bug was filed.
Bug#1064785: brltty: installs same filename to both bin and sbin
Hi Cacin, On 25-02-2024 10:47 p.m., ca...@allfreemail.net wrote: your package installs the filename brltty to both bin and sbin as opposed to just one of those locations. I haven't checked yet, but are these two versions of file:brltty actually the same? This causes a problem on a filesystem layout where bin and sbin are merged into a single real directory, typically by sbin being a symlink to bin. Such a filesystem layout has become standard on some distributions now, and others are moving onto in their next releases. Sure. But in Debian we're not there yet. And given the merged-/usr mess [1], we'll might not adventure there soon. And hopefully not with a symlink. Please pick one location and install it only there. /usr/bin is preferred over any other location. Suggesting a move from /bin to /usr/bin is not without danger, exactly because of the very similar merged-/usr transition that's currently being clean-up. There's the danger that files get lost upon upgrade (P1 in [1]) if this is done incorrectly. Paul [1] https://subdivi.de/~helmut/dep17.html OpenPGP_signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature
Bug#1064785: brltty: installs same filename to both bin and sbin
Source: brltty Severity: normal Dear Maintainer, your package installs the filename brltty to both bin and sbin as opposed to just one of those locations. This causes a problem on a filesystem layout where bin and sbin are merged into a single real directory, typically by sbin being a symlink to bin. Such a filesystem layout has become standard on some distributions now, and others are moving onto in their next releases. Please pick one location and install it only there. /usr/bin is preferred over any other location. Thank you for maintaining software in debian.
