From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from lists.gentoo.org (pigeon.gentoo.org [208.92.234.80]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by finch.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 84092138334 for ; Thu, 8 Aug 2019 07:43:51 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 5A94EE0825; Thu, 8 Aug 2019 07:43:45 +0000 (UTC) Received: from smarthost03a.mail.zen.net.uk (smarthost03a.mail.zen.net.uk [212.23.1.20]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES128-SHA256 (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id E33E0E07FE for ; Thu, 8 Aug 2019 07:43:44 +0000 (UTC) Received: from [82.69.83.178] (helo=mail.digimed.co.uk) by smarthost03a.mail.zen.net.uk with esmtpsa (TLS1.2:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA256:256) (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1hvd5L-000495-CG for gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org; Thu, 08 Aug 2019 07:43:43 +0000 Received: from digimed.co.uk (fenchurch.digimed.co.uk [192.168.1.6]) by mail.digimed.co.uk (Postfix) with ESMTPA id B00C1610AD for ; Thu, 8 Aug 2019 08:43:42 +0100 (BST) Date: Thu, 8 Aug 2019 08:43:37 +0100 From: Neil Bothwick To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: USE flag 'split-usr' is now global Message-ID: <20190808084337.08bcf19b@digimed.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <29556398.TjAAciDrLx@localhost> References: <11147c49836aa1983da6a4a546fdf116@dyndn.es> <12346042.k1JoKUhrZz@localhost> <20190807124808.6d3128ea@digimed.co.uk> <29556398.TjAAciDrLx@localhost> Organization: Digital Media Production X-Mailer: Claws Mail 3.17.4 (GTK+ 2.24.32; x86_64-pc-linux-gnu) X-GPG-Fingerprint: 7260 0F33 97EC 2F1E 7667 FE37 BA6E 1A97 4375 1903 Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org X-Auto-Response-Suppress: DR, RN, NRN, OOF, AutoReply MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; boundary="Sig_/vtKgSK7ZiysDB.f=YujhxV9"; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; micalg=pgp-sha256 X-Originating-smarthost03a-IP: [82.69.83.178] Feedback-ID: 82.69.83.178 X-Archives-Salt: ca259e55-69d2-4036-9463-00bfb6455003 X-Archives-Hash: b134ce2f23b8427aaf5eb57e2f3e01fc --Sig_/vtKgSK7ZiysDB.f=YujhxV9 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Wed, 07 Aug 2019 14:24:22 +0100, Mick wrote: > > As opposed to splitting binaries across four directories based on > > arbitrary decisions made in the last century? :P =20 >=20 > LOL! You're missing the most important part: across different fs and=20 > partition layouts. >=20 > Look, the pyramids were built before the last century, but that doesn't > mean we should try to balance them upside down if they work fine as > they are.=20 Why not? As long as it's optional and controlled by a USE flag :) >Clearly different use cases have different requirements and > correspondingly different optimal solutions. Can I please keep my > bin/sbin directories separate and ditto for /usr and its subbies? :-) The /usr / split makes sense when you want different filesystems, something I used to do but don't have any need for now. I've yet to see a convincing argument for the bin/sbin split in either location. --=20 Neil Bothwick I doubt therefore I might be. --Sig_/vtKgSK7ZiysDB.f=YujhxV9 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Description: OpenPGP digital signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iQIzBAEBCAAdFiEEGfLZTV7dXdQXh/dDdCdyyQfftocFAl1L0qkACgkQdCdyyQff tod1dg/9FIdrZq1nhhn3LY0JkHci1ZOJgxxZKGp7RSkax7C51EQmsoLHe0+oM1IL 3RG4jdTQM0g/kbIQH/AZk3298QmLDKUJKeCZxXga6qZUWEr/IqF+k4+KxK7ddo+n POK4P+rPg6e8leDjYr/HvW68MwxgShQwqkTG4/6PqCeur7xJ0o7lnOypyGCs+3Dh tfCNIE03ELRn00JeFUf+1WvosgGq+sLvP7+Tn63t5oDnb10TMvdw3my9bK3RXrMl XPUK1FQyqTnLtl6fjT/BWhG+OE7/VpimC9Hv41sOUBG9/pivo3jyVR6GlDC+f7KO 7qAgztDzTTV+lSWOEk/zYILpRbsVNdDnBwaHtAHyGVt8xiYReGUP9lRx5sS+Bt4b 6hAtEs4cU+pYa+0x+DM7Np8+UIALlxMDuDQFEl69r3mnt45cg7nbKCyUv0YiwgvL DYZg91oiPR9o26Py9Psenb5UGWAnldla1fcVFkP5oTYPaNb71SrPHco4yw9SUeaN zuC2IWptGT1bpvrAnPvGRmmKvsmEyeD8DDbmXmINXJQCzZzpeKX+M569WmQ6Y+2z DwFP0P1Ic2rCfjatsIkxmeN2wXlo7f0qNagQIvT0jWlRoE+08tU6eVDzPJ29iXA7 zDSIZK8sQqJ4E2E4Bb7epObQtcL5dahZoz4T1PJdhprNuDuZOAQ= =8ah7 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --Sig_/vtKgSK7ZiysDB.f=YujhxV9--