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From: Florian Philipp <lists@binarywings.net>
To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] /usr/tmp -> /var/tmp a problem with new udev?
Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2012 00:33:22 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <5032BB32.4030404@binarywings.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <yu9vcgdie0e.fsf@nyu.edu>

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Am 20.08.2012 21:01, schrieb Allan Gottlieb:
> On Mon, Aug 20 2012, Doug Hunley wrote:
> 
>> On Fri, Aug 17, 2012 at 8:47 AM, Allan Gottlieb <gottlieb@nyu.edu> wrote:
>>> I realize that new udev without dracut wants /usr part of root
>>> filesystem.
>>>
>>> The last few gentoo installations I have done all had
>>> /usr/tmp symlinked to /var/tmp and I don't believe I did this symlink
>>> manually.
>>>
>>> Will this be a problem with new udev and no dracut or are the programs
>>> that must run early trained not to use /usr/tmp?
>>>
>>> thanks,
>>> allan
>>>
>> I have this symlink on a new ~amd64 install without a separate /usr
>> and the latest udev and have no issues at all. I don't use a initramfs
>> or anything on this install either. fwiw
> 
> Thank you, that is what I wanted to hear.  I assume you don't run dracut
> either.
> 
> allan
> 
> (PS top-posting is discouraged on this group)
> 

Are there still programs out there using that directory, anyway? I
thought /usr/tmp is mostly for compatibility with ancient Unixes. Even
in the FHS it is a "may be present" clause.


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  reply	other threads:[~2012-08-20 22:35 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2012-08-17 12:47 [gentoo-user] /usr/tmp -> /var/tmp a problem with new udev? Allan Gottlieb
2012-08-20 16:51 ` Doug Hunley
2012-08-20 19:01   ` Allan Gottlieb
2012-08-20 22:33     ` Florian Philipp [this message]
2012-08-27 16:38     ` Doug Hunley

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