Re: [lfs-support] /run directory: Maybe a bit off topic?

2014-03-23 Thread Simon Geard
On Sat, 2014-03-22 at 09:59 -0400, baho utot wrote:
 I am working on RPM-LFS-7.5 which is LFS with the rpm package manager.
 
 I would like to adhere to Filesystem Hierarchy Standard 2.3 so my linux 
 systems file system layout matches/closely matches my FreeBSD systems.  
 When was the /run directory introduced and what package(s) required 
 moving run-time data from /var/run to /run?
 

Just be aware that the FHS was last updated in January 2004 - a little
more than a decade ago - and as such is a bit out of date with regard to
how Linux distros are doing things.

In particular, it's unaware of both the /sys virtual filesystem (added
around 2006 as I recall), and the introduction of /run (in 2011 or so).
So while it's a useful guideline, I'd suggest not getting too hung up on
compliance...

Simon.

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Re: [lfs-support] /run directory: Maybe a bit off topic?

2014-03-23 Thread baho utot

On 03/23/2014 04:36 AM, Simon Geard wrote:
 On Sat, 2014-03-22 at 09:59 -0400, baho utot wrote:
 I am working on RPM-LFS-7.5 which is LFS with the rpm package manager.

 I would like to adhere to Filesystem Hierarchy Standard 2.3 so my linux
 systems file system layout matches/closely matches my FreeBSD systems.
 When was the /run directory introduced and what package(s) required
 moving run-time data from /var/run to /run?

 Just be aware that the FHS was last updated in January 2004 - a little
 more than a decade ago - and as such is a bit out of date with regard to
 how Linux distros are doing things.

 In particular, it's unaware of both the /sys virtual filesystem (added
 around 2006 as I recall), and the introduction of /run (in 2011 or so).
 So while it's a useful guideline, I'd suggest not getting too hung up on
 compliance...

 Simon.


Just trying to match what I have on my unix boxes.  Even if it hasn't 
been updated doesn't mean it's not relavent.
I understand adding /sys but /run makes no sense as it could have been 
/var/run which by the way IS in the standard.


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Re: [lfs-support] /run directory: Maybe a bit off topic?

2014-03-23 Thread Robin
On 23 March 2014 11:22, baho utot baho-u...@columbus.rr.com wrote:

 On 03/23/2014 04:36 AM, Simon Geard wrote:
 On Sat, 2014-03-22 at 09:59 -0400, baho utot wrote:
 I am working on RPM-LFS-7.5 which is LFS with the rpm package manager.

 I would like to adhere to Filesystem Hierarchy Standard 2.3 so my linux
 systems file system layout matches/closely matches my FreeBSD systems.
 When was the /run directory introduced and what package(s) required
 moving run-time data from /var/run to /run?

 Just be aware that the FHS was last updated in January 2004 - a little
 more than a decade ago - and as such is a bit out of date with regard to
 how Linux distros are doing things.

 In particular, it's unaware of both the /sys virtual filesystem (added
 around 2006 as I recall), and the introduction of /run (in 2011 or so).
 So while it's a useful guideline, I'd suggest not getting too hung up on
 compliance...

 Simon.


 Just trying to match what I have on my unix boxes.  Even if it hasn't
 been updated doesn't mean it's not relavent.
 I understand adding /sys but /run makes no sense as it could have been
 /var/run which by the way IS in the standard.



Found this: http://lwn.net/Articles/436012/

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Re: [lfs-support] /run directory: Maybe a bit off topic?

2014-03-23 Thread baho utot

On 03/23/2014 07:32 AM, Robin wrote:
 On 23 March 2014 11:22, baho utot baho-u...@columbus.rr.com wrote:
 On 03/23/2014 04:36 AM, Simon Geard wrote:
 On Sat, 2014-03-22 at 09:59 -0400, baho utot wrote:
 I am working on RPM-LFS-7.5 which is LFS with the rpm package manager.

 I would like to adhere to Filesystem Hierarchy Standard 2.3 so my linux
 systems file system layout matches/closely matches my FreeBSD systems.
 When was the /run directory introduced and what package(s) required
 moving run-time data from /var/run to /run?

 Just be aware that the FHS was last updated in January 2004 - a little
 more than a decade ago - and as such is a bit out of date with regard to
 how Linux distros are doing things.

 In particular, it's unaware of both the /sys virtual filesystem (added
 around 2006 as I recall), and the introduction of /run (in 2011 or so).
 So while it's a useful guideline, I'd suggest not getting too hung up on
 compliance...

 Simon.

 Just trying to match what I have on my unix boxes.  Even if it hasn't
 been updated doesn't mean it's not relavent.
 I understand adding /sys but /run makes no sense as it could have been
 /var/run which by the way IS in the standard.


 Found this: http://lwn.net/Articles/436012/


Interesting post but /run only applies to linux as BSD doesn't use /run
I'll mark this up to anotherlinux only wart.

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Re: [lfs-support] /run directory: Maybe a bit off topic?

2014-03-23 Thread Bruce Dubbs
Simon Geard wrote:
 On Sat, 2014-03-22 at 09:59 -0400, baho utot wrote:
 I am working on RPM-LFS-7.5 which is LFS with the rpm package manager.

 I would like to adhere to Filesystem Hierarchy Standard 2.3 so my linux
 systems file system layout matches/closely matches my FreeBSD systems.
 When was the /run directory introduced and what package(s) required
 moving run-time data from /var/run to /run?


 Just be aware that the FHS was last updated in January 2004 - a little
 more than a decade ago - and as such is a bit out of date with regard to
 how Linux distros are doing things.

 In particular, it's unaware of both the /sys virtual filesystem (added
 around 2006 as I recall), and the introduction of /run (in 2011 or so).
 So while it's a useful guideline, I'd suggest not getting too hung up on
 compliance...

See http://www.linuxbase.org/betaspecs/fhs/ for the FHS-3 beta.  It's 
not in really good shape as internally it still says 2004, but I've been 
working with the maintainers to update the format a bit.

That document does have /sys and /run.  There is really not a lot of 
other significant changes.

Just a guess, but I think FHS-3 will be released this summer.

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Re: [lfs-support] /run directory: Maybe a bit off topic?

2014-03-23 Thread Bruce Dubbs
baho utot wrote:

 Just trying to match what I have on my unix boxes.  Even if it hasn't
 been updated doesn't mean it's not relavent.
 I understand adding /sys but /run makes no sense as it could have been
 /var/run which by the way IS in the standard.

/var doesn't work if it is mounted partition.

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Re: [lfs-support] /run directory: Maybe a bit off topic?

2014-03-23 Thread baho utot

On 03/23/2014 11:58 AM, Bruce Dubbs wrote:
 baho utot wrote:

 Just trying to match what I have on my unix boxes.  Even if it hasn't
 been updated doesn't mean it's not relavent.
 I understand adding /sys but /run makes no sense as it could have been
 /var/run which by the way IS in the standard.
 /var doesn't work if it is mounted partition.

 -- Bruce





I think there are not many folks that have that on a separate partition.

That's really the only problem with using /var/run.

If I had to count using my fingers how many systems I have worked on 
that have /var mounted on a separate partition I could count them even 
if I had no fingers.

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Re: [lfs-support] /run directory: Maybe a bit off topic?

2014-03-23 Thread Aleksandar Kuktin
On Sun, 23 Mar 2014 12:07:49 -0400
baho utot baho-u...@columbus.rr.com wrote:

 I think there are not many folks that have that on a separate
 partition.
 
 That's really the only problem with using /var/run.

Although I did toy with the idea of changing my system to have /var on
a separate partition.

It's just that it is hard to find a really good justification for
geeking out and spreading your stuff over several storage devices.

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Re: [lfs-support] /run directory: Maybe a bit off topic?

2014-03-23 Thread Bruce Dubbs
Aleksandar Kuktin wrote:
 On Sun, 23 Mar 2014 12:07:49 -0400
 baho utot baho-u...@columbus.rr.com wrote:

 I think there are not many folks that have that on a separate
 partition.

 That's really the only problem with using /var/run.

 Although I did toy with the idea of changing my system to have /var on
 a separate partition.

 It's just that it is hard to find a really good justification for
 geeking out and spreading your stuff over several storage devices.


It does make a little sense in some situations to have /var/log on a 
separate partition.

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