[gentoo-dev] Removing devfsd compat symlinks (Was: error in the new install guide ?)

[Joseph Carter <knghtbrd@efn.org>]

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On Sat, Mar 22, 2003 at 01:55:58AM -0300, Norberto BENSA wrote:
> > > It used to be recommended to NOT use "Automatically mount at boot" with
> > > gentoo...
> > > Did this change without my noticing it or is this really an error in the
> > > doc?
> >
> > I always mount by default.  I'm also working to remove the compatibility
> > symlinks from my system..  =)
> 
> I'd like to do that too!!!... Please share your experience :-)

Well, I have only removed a few of them so far.  I have not taken the time
to remove them all, but for example a symlink you know that you do not use
can be disabled in /etc/devfsd like so:

REGISTER        ^floppy      IGNORE

This goes at the beginning of the devfsd.conf, before these lines:

REGISTER        .*           MKOLDCOMPAT
UNREGISTER      .*           RMOLDCOMPAT
REGISTER        .*           MKNEWCOMPAT
UNREGISTER      .*           RMNEWCOMPAT


I haven't looked at the source to know which of these I can do away with
yet, so my devfsd.conf is getting large.  I do intend to eventually be
able to remove both.

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