Hi fellow developers :)
Fourteen days ago, I had an issue to fix: Installer was calling /bin/rm
but there was none - it's been already moved to /usr/bin/rm [#1]. Object
/bin/rm should have been linking to /usr/bin/rm. In fact, the bug has
been most probably caused by a broken build or installer DVD or maybe
inst-sys build.
But this has shown how fragile might be a code that uses obsolete paths
[#2], [#3]. So, please, next time you (or me) add a code which calls
some binaries, let's make sure it uses the `currently` right path. Let's
use the /usr/* whenever it's possible.
Many people are asking: Should I change all the code now? The answer is:
No, just when you touch it anyway, make sure you change it the right
way. It's similar to replacing Builtins.* with with their Ruby fellows,
e.g. Builtins.y2milestone -> log.info.
Thanks in advance
Lukas
#1 https://github.com/yast/yast-installation/pull/217
#2 https://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:Usr_merge
#3 http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/TheCaseForTheUsrMerge/
PS: Please correct me if I have written anything wrong :)
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Lukas Ocilka, Systems Management (Yast) Team Leader
Cloud & Systems Management Department, SUSE Linux
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